Robinson R44 RA-04163

Summary

On 10 March 2010 at about 09:00 local time, a Robinson R44 registered RA-04163, operated by Dmitry Martynov, was involved in an accident near Karelia, Russia. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 March 2010 at 09:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Karelia, Russia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

RA-04163

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Dmitry Martynov

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arkhangelsk → Petrozavodsk

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA10WA171

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 10, 2010, about 0900 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Robinson R-44 helicopter, Russian registration RA-04163, operated by a private individual, was involved in an accident under unknown circumstances near Karelia, Russia. The helicopter departed from Arkhangelsk, with an intended point of landing in Petrozavodsk. The pilot and the sole passenger, both of whom were Russian citizens, were fatally injured. The accident terrain was described as a "rolling plain." This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Russia. For further information contact: Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) IIC – Mr. Viktor Khramtsov 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str. Moscow 119017, Russia Tel: (095) 953-12-22 Fax: (095) 953-35-08, 953-16-00 E-mail: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained for release from, the Government of Russia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.