Robinson R44 RA-04288

Summary

On 5 July 2014 at about 14:37 local time, a Robinson R44 registered RA-04288, operated by AK Bars Aero, was involved in an accident near Novosheshminsk, Tatarstan, Russia. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 July 2014 at 14:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Novosheshminsk, Tatarstan, Russia

Coordinates

55.0733, 51.2456

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

RA-04288

Category

Helicopter

Operator

AK Bars Aero

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bugulma, → Kazan

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA15WA054

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 5, 2014, at 1437 local time, a Robinson R44, Russian registration RA-04288, was destroyed during a forced landing, following an engine failure in the vicinity of a thunderstorm, near Novosheshminsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation. The Russian pilot was seriously injured. The flight, which originated at Bugulma, Tatarstan, destined for Kazan, Tatarstan, was being conducted under Russian flight regulations. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Aviation Committee. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Interstate Aviation Committee 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str. Moscow 119017, Russia Tel.: (095) 953-12-44 Fax: (095) 953-35-08 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.mak.ru This report is for informational purposes and only contains information released by the Interstate Aviation Committee.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.