ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239939
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| Date: | Thursday 13 August 2020 |
| Time: | 08:48 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven I |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | OK-HLS |
| MSN: | 2076 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Žamberk -
 Czech Republic
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Žamberk |
| Investigating agency: | UZPLN |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After a stopover at his private property after about a 30-minute break, the pilot conducted take-off with a fully occupied helicopter. Having taken off, while hovering at the altitude of approx. 2–3 m AGL, the helicopter started left-spinning. The pilot lost control of the helicopter, which, several spins later, crashed into a tree standing in the close proximity of the take-off place. Once the rotating surfaces touched an obstacle, the helicopter tilted sharply and having fallen on the ground, remained lying on the left side. The helicopter was damaged heavily due to its collision with an obstacle and crash on the ground. The pilot and passengers left the helicopter cabin unaided, and were not injured.
Conclusions/Causes
The cause of the air accident was an inappropriately chosen method of take-off and subsequently mismanaged piloting of the helicopter in hovering. A gust of wind and a little experience of the pilot with the take-off of a helicopter at the limit of the maximum take-off weight could have been joint influences in the cause of the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
UZPLN
Media:
One person has suffered injuries after a civilian helicopter crashed during takeoff in the northern #Czech town of #Zamberk, police spokeswoman Eva Maturova said #breaking pic.twitter.com/7n74us72IN
— 🌎 Sarwar 🌐 (@ferozwala) August 13, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2020 15:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Aug-2020 15:51 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Aug-2020 15:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2020 16:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 13-Aug-2020 18:51 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Aug-2020 18:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2021 19:54 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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