Robinson R44 RA-04156

Summary

On 4 May 2017 at about 10:20 local time, a Robinson R44 registered RA-04156, operated by LLC Light Air, was involved in an accident near Beloretsk, Russia. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 May 2017 at 10:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Beloretsk, Russia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

RA-04156

Category

Helicopter

Operator

LLC Light Air

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beloretsk → Beloretsk

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

NTSB number

ERA17WA173

3 people 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 May 4, 2017, about 1020 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R44 helicopter, Russian registration RA-04156, was substantially damaged when it impacted mountainous terrain during a fire monitoring mission after departing from Beloretsk, Bashkortostan, Russia. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured.This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Aviation Committee of Russia. Further information can 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 information purposes and contains only information released by the government of Russia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.