Robinson R44 ZS-RMN

Summary

On 25 September 2009 at about 21:00 local time, a Robinson R44 registered ZS-RMN, operated by National Airways Corporation, was involved in an accident near Annerdale, South Africa. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 September 2009 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Annerdale, South Africa

Coordinates

-26.2425, 28.1511

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

ZS-RMN

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

National Airways Corporation

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Germiston → Midrand

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

DCA09WA078

Nobody was injured.

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 25, 2009, about 2100 UTC, ZS-RMN, a Robinson R44, operated by National Airways Corporation, landed hard during an autorative landing near Annerdale, South Africa. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The helicopter was substantially damaged. There was no fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the flight en route from Germiston to Midrand in Gauteng Province. The accident is being investigated by the South African Civil Aviation Authority. The US Accredited Representative is Dennis Jones, NTSB, Washington, D.C.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.