ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230119
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| Date: | Monday 21 October 2019 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Heliclub Ukraine Ltd. |
| Registration: | UR-KTB |
| MSN: | 14273 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Tarasenkove, Poltava region -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kyiv |
| Poltava Oblast | |
| Investigating agency: | NBAAI |
A Robinson R44 Raven II impacted terrain and was destroyed in a post impact fire. The pilot, the former minister of agriculture and food of Ukraine, died in the crash.
Reasons.
The most likely cause of the crash of the R44 II UR-KTB helicopter was the pilot's loss of control of the helicopter when performing a maneuver after descending into the fog.
Related factors:
- the pilot did not carefully analyze the low-level area flight forecasts (GAMET) when deciding to depart.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.unian.info/society/10726695-ukraine-s-ex-agrarian-minister-killed-in-helicopter-crash-photo.html
https://www.china.org.cn/world/2019-10/22/content_75326093.htm
https://112.international/society/helicopter-crashed-in-poltava-region-one-person-killed-44737.html
https://zaxid.net/odna_lyudina_zaginula_vnaslidok_padinnya_vertolota__na_poltavshhini_n1491399
https://avia.gov.ua/register_of_aircraft.xls
Images:
Photo: NBAAI
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2019 06:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Oct-2019 06:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2019 06:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2019 06:53 | u2fly | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 02-Mar-2020 20:20 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 14-Nov-2023 16:40 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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