# NTSB WPR19WA234: Robinson R44, Korotasere, Cakaudrove, Fiji, August 2, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 2, 2019
- Place: Korotasere, Cakaudrove, Fiji
- Coordinates: -16.556943, 179.618606 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-16.5569&lon=179.6186&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19WA234
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100122/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19WA234

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 2, 2019, about 1830 local time, a Robinson R44 Helicopter, DQ-HPT, impacted the ocean about 4 nautical miles east of Korotasere, Cakaudrove, Fiji under unknown circumstances. The commercial pilot and two passengers are presumed to be fatally injured, and the helicopter was unable to be located. The helicopter was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government to Fiji. The Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji (CAAF) is investigating the accident. As state of manufacturer of the helicopter and engine, the NTSB has designated a US accredited representative to assist the CAAF in its investigation. The Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji Private Mail Bag Nap 0354 Nadi Airport Fiji Telephone: 679 672 1555 Email: info@caaf.org.fj FAX: 679 672 1500

## Aircraft

- Registration: DQ-HPT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44
- Category: Helicopter
- Fire: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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