Robinson R-44 ZS-PWG

Summary

On 26 April 2008 at about 07:53 local time, a Robinson R-44 registered ZS-PWG, operated by National Airways Corporation, was involved in an accident near Germiston, South Africa. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 April 2008 at 07:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Germiston, South Africa

Coordinates

-26.2389, 28.1506

Aircraft

Robinson R-44

Registration

ZS-PWG

Category

Helicopter

Operator

National Airways Corporation

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Germiston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA08WA091

2 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 April 26, 2008, about 0753 UTC, a Robinson R44, ZS-PWG, an aerial observation flight operated by National Airways Corporation, struck a hangar and collided with the ground during takeoff from Rand Aerodrome, Germiston, South Africa. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and postcrash fire. The helicopter was on a local flight. The investigation is being conducted by the South Africa Civil Aviation Authority. The NTSB designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the State of manufacture under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. Please refer all questions about the accident to: Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Website: http://www.caa.co.za

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.