# NTSB CEN20WA061: Robinson R44, Wijnendaele, Belgium, December 29, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 29, 2019, 11:36 local (11:36 UTC)
- Place: Wijnendaele, Belgium
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN20WA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100825/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20WA061

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Belgium has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Robinson R44 helicopter that occurred on December 29, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Belgium's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Belgium.

## Aircraft

- Registration: OO-RFF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R44 (II)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 10691
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Registered owner: Heliventure Fto

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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