R-44-II RA-05758 01.10.2018

Accident date	01.10.2018
Investigation status	Investigation is finished
Aircraft registration number	RA-05758
Place of aircraft departure
Airport of departure
Intended destination
Intended Airport of arrival
Accident site	at distance of 5 km south-west of Bodaybo town (Irkutsk Region, RF), at the Vitim River channel
Latitude
Longitude
Aircraft type	Robinson R-44 II
Serial №
Aircraft operator	Gold-mining Cooperative Vitim, CJSC
Aircraft owner	Gold-mining Cooperative Vitim, CJSC
The date of the completion of the investigation (report)	23.05.2019
Number of fatalities	2
Victims accuracy	final
Degree of aircraft destruction	aircraft destroyed
Report	report_ra-05758.pdf (1.71 MB)
Aviation type	GA
Works type
Note

01 october 2018

On 01.10.2018, at distance of 5 km south-west of Bodaybo town (Irkutsk Region, RF), at the Vitim River channel, the accident with R-44-II RA-05758 helicopter owned by Gold-mining Cooperative Vitim, CJSC occurred. According to the available information, the pilot and a passenger were on board, the helicopter hit PTL and fell into the water. The rotorcraft sank, the pilot and passenger location is unknown.

The Interstate Aviation Committee has appointed the Investigation team in accordance with the Russian Aviation Legislation. The Investigation team has started its work.