Robinson R44 ZS-RRS

Summary

On 5 December 2019 at about 07:45 local time, a Robinson R44 registered ZS-RRS was involved in an accident near Eschowe, South Africa. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 December 2019 at 07:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Eschowe, South Africa

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

ZS-RRS

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR20WA037

1 person 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 South Africa has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ROBINSON R44 helicopter that occurred on December 5, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of South Africa's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of South Africa.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.