Serious incident with Ka-32T UR-CIS, occurred during flight en route Marculesti – Constanta.

    At 06:50 UTC, during flight URA1505 en route Marculesti (Republic of Moldova) – Constanta (Romania) by helicopter KA-32T UR-CIS, operator «Aircompany «RSavia» LLC, during climb, the crew heard an unusual noise coming from the main rotor and identified a defect in the lower blade of the main rotor. The PIC performed a emergency landing on a site selected from the air. The landing was completed safely, with no damage to the aircraft. All five persons (crew memebers) on board sustained no injuries.
    A post-flight inspection revealed that a portion of the helicopter’s main rotor blade was missing.

    According to article 5.1 of Annex 13 ICAO, Transports Accident and Incident Investigation Bureau of Republic of Moldova decided to fully delegate the safety investigation to the NTIB as the State of Operator and Registration.