# NTSB CEN15WA186: Robinson R44 - II, Modrava, Czechia, March 29, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 29, 2015, 09:20 local (09:20 UTC)
- Place: Modrava, Czechia
- Coordinates: 49.024166, 13.499166 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.0242&lon=13.4992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA186
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90963/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA186

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 29, 2015, at 0920 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Robinson model R44 Raven II helicopter, Czech Republic registration OK-RRJ, serial number 12464, sustained substantial damage when it collided with wooded terrain within Šumava National Park, near Modrava, Czech Republic. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight was departing at the time of the accident and had an undetermined destination. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Czech Republic government. Further information may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Institute (AAII) Beranových 130 Prague, Czech Republic 19900 Phone: +420 266199231 Fax: +420 266199234 E-mail: info@uzpln.cz Webpage: http://www.uzpln.cz/en/ This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Air Accidents Investigation Institute (AAII) of the Czech Republic.

## Aircraft

- Registration: OK-RRJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 - II
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 12464
- Engines: Lycoming IO-540 245 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: Helitom, s.r.o.
- Registered owner: Helitom, s.r.o.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Modrava
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather



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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