Robinson R44 RA-04246

Summary

On 28 February 2020 at about 16:13 local time, a Robinson R44 registered RA-04246 was involved in an accident near Astrakhan, Russia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 February 2020 at 16:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Astrakhan, Russia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

RA-04246

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Astrakhan → Volgograd

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ANC20WA031

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

The government of Russia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ROBINSON R44 helicopter that occurred on February 28, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Russia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Russia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.