Robinson R44 RA-04308

Summary

On 5 December 2017 at about 07:17 local time, a Robinson R44 registered RA-04308, operated by Barkol Airlines, was involved in an accident near Dubovaya Balka, Russia. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 December 2017 at 07:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Dubovaya Balka, Russia

Coordinates

44.5592, 42.4053

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

RA-04308

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Barkol Airlines

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA18WA042

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

The government of Russia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ROBINSON R44 helicopter that occurred on December 05, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Russia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Russia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.