Robinson R44 RA-04339

Summary

On 14 August 2015 at about 10:55 local time, a Robinson R44 registered RA-04339, operated by Kolymskiy Express, LLC, was involved in an accident near Sakha Republic, Russia. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 August 2015 at 10:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Sakha Republic, Russia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

RA-04339

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Kolymskiy Express, LLC

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sakha → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA15WA324

1 person died.

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 August 14, 2015, about 1055 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R-44, Russian Registration RA-04339, was substantially damaged after impacting a light pole shortly after departure from a mountainous landing area in the Sakha Republic, in the Russian Federation. The pilot was fatally injured and the two passengers sustained injuries. The flight was conducted under Russian flight regulations. According to preliminary information from the Interstate Aviation Committee, the flight departed from the landing area, the helicopter began a left turn, impacted a light pole about 6 meters in height, and subsequently impacted the ground. The helicopter then rolled onto its right side and a postimpact fire ensued. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Aviation Committee. Further information can be obtained from: Interstate Aviation Committee 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Street Moscow, 119017, Russia Telephone: +7 (495) 953-12-44 Fax: +7 (495) 953-35-08 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Interstate Aviation Committee.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.