What happened
On October 16, 2012, at 1145 UTC, a Robinson R-44, registered as RA-04206, was involved in a ground impact accident in Bunkovo, located in the Istra region of Moscow, Russia. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was performing a flight enroute to Plazh, Voronezh region, Moscow, Russia. The collision with the ground resulted in 1 fatality and substantial damage to the aircraft.