# NTSB CEN13WA548: Robinson R44, Wygonin, Poland, September 13, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 13, 2013, 07:50 local (07:50 UTC)
- Place: Wygonin, Poland
- Coordinates: 53.972499, 18.139722
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.9725&lon=18.1397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13WA548
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88046/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA548

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)
- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 13, 2013, about 0750 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R44 II helicopter, SP-WNP, impacted terrain near Wygonin, Poland. A postimpact fire ensued. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured and the helicopter was destroyed. The flight departed Borcz, Poland, and was destined for Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport, Bydgoszcz, Poland. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of Poland. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Poland. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: State Commission of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Chalubinskiego 4/6 00-928 Warsaw, Poland Office phone: +48 22 630 11 41 FAX: +48 22 630 11 17 www.transport.gov.pl/pkbwl

## Aircraft

- Registration: SP-WNP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 (II)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 12507
- Year built: 2008
- Engines: Lycoming IO-540 SER 245 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Operator: Windprojekt
- Registered owner: BRE Leasing Sp. z o.o.

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC)
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 300 ft overcast
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg
- Observed at: EPGD, 27 nm away

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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