Robinson R44 RP-C2550

Summary

On 17 May 2010 at about 07:15 local time, a Robinson R44 registered RP-C2550 was involved in an accident near Lucena City, Philippines, Philippines. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 May 2010 at 07:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lucena City, Philippines, Philippines

Coordinates

13.9333, 121.6047

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

RP-C2550

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lucena city → Minila Domestic

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

WPR10WA245

4 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 May 17, 2010, about 0715 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), a Robinson R-44 II helicopter, RP-C2550, impacted a home in the Jael Subdivision Brgy Iyam, Lucena City, Philippines. The pilot and his three passengers were killed in the accident, along with one individual on the ground. The helicopter, which was owned and operated by the Governor of Quezon Province, was reported as being totally consumed by the post-crash fire. The helicopter, which had a planned destination of Manila Domestic Airport, departed the oval field at the Lucena City National High School, and crashed about one nautical mile upwind from its point of departure. The meteorological conditions have not yet been reported. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Philippines, which has not as yet released further details of the accident sequence. This report is for information purposes only, and contains information released by the government of the Philippines. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Jose R. Saplan Chairman Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB) Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Mia Road Pasay City 1300 Philippines Telephone: 632 8799225 Email: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.