Robinson R44 ZS-OSL

Summary

On 28 September 2017 at about 10:00 local time, a Robinson R44 registered ZS-OSL was involved in an accident near Cape Town, South Africa. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 September 2017 at 10:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Nearest airport

Cape Town (FACT)

Coordinates

-34.1133, 18.8686

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

ZS-OSL

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cape Town → Cape Town

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA17WA342

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 September 28, 2017, about 1000 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R44 II helicopter, South African registration ZS-OSL, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during an emergency autorotation near Cape Town, South Africa. The pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that departed Cape Town International Airport (FACT), Cape Town, South Africa, about 0730.The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) Accident and Incident Investigations Division (AIID) is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture and Design of the helicopter and engine, the NTSB has appointed a US Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 to assist the AIID in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to: South African Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Tel.: +27 (0) 11 545-1055/1050 +27 (0) 83 461-6277 (24 hours) E-mail:[email protected] Fax: +27 (0) 11 545 1466 Website: http://www.caa.co.za This report is for informational purposes only. All investigative information will be released by the SACAA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.