# NTSB CEN16WA367: UNknown Hummingbird 300LS, Rzeszow, Poland, September 6, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 6, 2016, 11:25 local (11:25 UTC)
- Place: Rzeszow, Poland
- Coordinates: 50.11222, 22.026945 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=50.1122&lon=22.0269&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Standing-engine(s) operating: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA367
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93996/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA367

## Sequence of events

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

- [Standing-engine(s) operating: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 6, 2016, at 1125 UTC, an amateur built Hummingbird 300LS helicopter, Polish registration SP-YLN, caught fire during the on-ground cool down period following the first hovering flight of the helicopter after being built. The accident occurred at the Rzeszow Jasionka Airport (EPRZ) , Rzeszow, Poland. The pilot was not injured. The helicopter was substantially damaged. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Poland. The State Commission of Aircraft Accident Investigation (SCAAI) Ministry of Transport and Maritime Economy ul. Chalubinskiego 4/6 00-928 Warszawa 67 Poland

## Aircraft

- Registration: SP-YLN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNknown Hummingbird 300LS
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground

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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