Accident Robinson R44? Unregistered, Wednesday 29 May 2019
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Date:Wednesday 29 May 2019
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic R44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R44?
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: Unregistered
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Lankao County, Kaifeng, Henan Province -   China
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
An unregistered light helicopter (tentatively identified as Robinson R44) crashed because of wirestrike during pesticide spraying operation. The sole occupant on board, who reportedly did not have a pilot license, was killed in the accident.

Sources:

CAAC
https://www.xuefeiji.org/cms/show-400.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Oct-2023 14:53 RDV Added
08-Jul-2025 08:44 RDV Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ]

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