Robinson R-44 II RA-04223

Summary

On 2 March 2008 at about 13:20 local time, a Robinson R-44 II registered RA-04223 was involved in an accident near Nizhnevartovsk, Russia. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 March 2008 at 13:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Nizhnevartovsk, Russia

Coordinates

58.7833, 73.3511

Aircraft

Robinson R-44 II

Registration

RA-04223

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tomsk → Nizhnevartovsk

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

NYC08WA266

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 March 2, 2008, about 1320 universal time coordinated, a Robinson R-44 II, Russian registration RA-04223, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain near Nizhnevartovsk, Russia. The pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Russian flight regulations. According to preliminary information provided by the Russian government, the wreckage of the accident helicopter was not located until July 2008. Initial examination of the wreckage revealed that the helicopter impacted a swampy forest area in a nose down, right roll attitude. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Russia. For further information contact: Interstate Aviation Committee 22/2/1, Bolshaya Ordynka St., Moscow, 119017, Russia Tel: 7 (495) 953-1244 http://www.mak.ru This report is for informational purposes only and only contains information released by, or obtained from, the Government of Russia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.