# NTSB CEN15WA397: Robinson R44, Natolin village, Poland, August 22, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 22, 2015, 15:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Natolin village, Poland
- Phase of flight: [Other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/800) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Other: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA397
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91903/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA397

## Sequence of events

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

- [Other: 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)

## Factual narrative

On August 22, 2015 about 1515 UTC, a Robinson R44 helicopter, Poland registration SP-TVN, made a hard landing, during a precautionary landing, following an engine issue near Natolin village, Radom-Sadkow airport, Poland. The pilot was not injured and the passenger received minor injuries. The flight departed from the Padom-Piastow airfield. This Investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Polish government. Any further information may be obtained from: Republic of Poland Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy State Commission on Aircraft Accident Investigation 00-928 Warsaw, Poland Chalubinskiego Str. 4/6 Telephone: +48 22 630 11 31 Facsimile: +48 22 630 11 43 Website: www.transport.gov.pl This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the State Commission on Aircraft Accident Investigation of Poland.

## Aircraft

- Registration: SP-TVN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 12353
- Damage: Destroyed

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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