Robinson R66 RA-06239

Summary

On 2 February 2016 at about 07:30 local time, a Robinson R66 registered RA-06239, operated by Southeast Agricultural Group LLC, was involved in an accident near Aviatornyi, Russia. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 February 2016 at 07:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Aviatornyi, Russia

Nearest airport

Kirsanov Air Base Airport

Coordinates

52.6522, 42.7750

Aircraft

Robinson R66

Registration

RA-06239

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Southeast Agricultural Group LLC

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aviatornyi → Aviatornyi

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

ERA16WA101

2 people were seriously 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 February 2, 2016, about 0730 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Robinson R66, RA-06239, registered to Southeast Agricultural Group, LLC, collided with terrain near Aviatornyi Township, Kirsanov District, Tambov Region, Russia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and flight plan information is unknown for the non-U.S., non-commercial flight from Kirsanov Air Base Airport, Kirsanov, Russia. The helicopter was destroyed and the commercial pilot and one passenger sustained serious injuries. The flight originated about 3 minutes earlier. After takeoff the flight proceeded east-southeast of the departure airport and the helicopter was allowed to descend to a height of between 2 and 3 meters. While accelerating in ground effect over snow covered featureless terrain, the skids contacted the ground and the helicopter nosed over. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Aviation Committee. Further information can be obtained from: Interstate Aviation Committee 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str. Moscow, 119017, Russia Tel: (495) 953-12-44 Fax: (495) 953-35-08 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.mak.ru This report is for informational purposes and only contains information released by the Interstate Aviation Committee.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.