Bell 429 RA-01617

Summary

On 1 January 2016 at about 06:21 local time, a Bell 429 registered RA-01617, operated by Flash Energy Company, was involved in an accident near Rostov-na-Dony, 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

1 January 2016 at 06:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Rostov-na-Dony, Russia

Coordinates

47.2258, 40.0225

Aircraft

Bell 429

Registration

RA-01617

Category

Helicopter

Engines

2

Operator

Flash Energy Company

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rostov-na-Donu → Rostov-na-Dony

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

ERA16WA081

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

Subject: ERA16WA081 Bell 429, RA-01617, Rostov-na-Dony, Russia On January 1, 2016, about 0621 universal coordinated time, a Bell 429, Russian registration RA-01617, was substantially damaged by collision with terrain during an uncontrolled descent following a loss of aircraft control while on approach to land. The Russian certificated pilots were seriously injured. The flight was destined for Rostov-na-Dony, Russia. According to investigators, the helicopter had descended to approximately 90 feet altitude while on approach to land, when the helicopter began to rotate to the right and climb to an altitude of about 200 feet, before it descended uncontrolled to ground contact. The helicopter was operating in a river valley, and weather observations around the time of the accident included conditions conducive to restrictions to visibility due to freezing mist or fog. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Aviation Committee of Russia. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) Fax: +7(495) 953-57-42 Office phone: +7(495) 953-96-59 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Russia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.