# NTSB CEN16WA327: Robinson R44, Manchester, United Kingdom, June 13, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 13, 2016, 15:47 local (15:47 UTC)
- Place: Manchester, United Kingdom
- Location: 53.6049° N, 2.3897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from Manchester Barton Aerodrome (EGCB), within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.6049&lon=-2.3897&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA327
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93858/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA327

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 13, 2016, at 1547 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R44, G-BZGO, sustained a bird strike to the lower left windscreen about eight miles north of Manchester Barton Airport (EGCB), Manchester, England. The helicopter sustained minor damage. No injuries to the pilot and one other occupant were reported. The flight originated from EGCB and was destined to return to EGCB. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of the United Kingdom. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of the United Kingdom. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0)1252 510300 Facsimile: +44 (0)1252 376999 https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/air-accidents-investigation-branch

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-BZGO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 0757
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: EGCB, Manchester
- Destination: EGCB, Manchester
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: EGCB, Manchester Barton Airport
- Equipment: Unknown

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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