- Date
- May 10, 2017
- Place
- Presov, Slovakia
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- OM-BYMBell 429
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 95201
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On May 10, 2017, about 1430 local time, a Bell 429 helicopter, Slovakia registration OM-BYM, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff near Presov, Slovakia. There were four people on board; two people received fatal injuries and two people received serious injuries. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Aviation and Maritime Investigation Authority. This report is for informational purposes only. Aviation and Maritime Investigation Authority of the Slovak Republic M.R. Stefanik Airport 823 05 Bratislava Slovakia E-mail: vysetrovanie@minop.sk
Aircraft
- Registration
- OM-BYM
- Reported as
- Bell 429
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 57202
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Departed
- LZPW
- Destination
- LZPW