# NTSB CEN18WA261: Robinson R44 Raven I, Kanaš, Slovakia, July 7, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 7, 2018, 16:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place: Kanaš, Slovakia
- Coordinates: 49.053054, 21.229722
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.0531&lon=21.2297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: 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): 97717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA261
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97717/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA261

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: 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 July 7, 2018, at 1640 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R22 Raven 1, OM-TTM, impacted powerlines during takeoff near Kanaš, Slovak Republic. The helicopter was destroyed. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Aviation and Maritime Investigation Authority. This report is for informational purposes only. Ministry of Transport, Post and Telecommunications of the Slovak Republic Aviation and Maritime Investigation Authority of the Slovak Republic Namestie Slobody 6, P.O. BOX 100, 810 05 Slovak Republic

## Aircraft

- Registration: OM-TTM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 Raven I
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1633
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: Troliga Bus s.r.o.
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Kanaš

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

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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