- Date
- October 25, 2019, 10:30 local (10:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- ZT-RALRobinson R44
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Miscellaneous/other
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Robinson Helicopter Company
- Case key
- 101237
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Miscellaneous/otherAll aircraft: 1,556 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of South African Civil Aviation Authority has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Robinson R44 helicopter that occurred on October 25, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of South Africa's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of South Africa.
Aircraft
- Registration
- ZT-RAL
- Reported as
- Robinson R44 (Undesignat)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1279
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-F1B5, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- International Trade And Commodities
- Registered owner
- International Trade And Commodities