# NTSB GAA19WA179: Enstrom 480, Blazkov village, Czech Republic., Czechia, March 22, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 22, 2019, 08:11 local (08:11 UTC)
- Place: Blazkov village, Czech Republic., Czechia
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19WA179
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99172/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19WA179

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Czech Republic has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ENSTROM 480 helicopter that occurred on March 22, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Czech Republic's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Czech Republic.

## Aircraft

- Registration: OK-CLV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM 480
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 5244
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: LOM PRAHA TRADE a.s. / DSA a.s. Czech Republic
- Registered owner: LOM PRAHA TRADE a.s. / DSA a.s. Czech Republic
- Departed: LKHK, Blažkov village
- Destination: LKHK, Blažkov village
- Airport: LKHK

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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