# NTSB WPR10WA245: Robinson R44, Lucena City, Philippines, Philippines, May 17, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 17, 2010, 07:15 local (07:15 UTC)
- Place: Lucena City, Philippines, Philippines
- Coordinates: 13.933333, 121.604721
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.9333&lon=121.6047&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10WA245
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76048/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10WA245

## Factual narrative

On May 17, 2010, about 0715 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), a Robinson R-44 II helicopter, RP-C2550, impacted a home in the Jael Subdivision Brgy Iyam, Lucena City, Philippines. The pilot and his three passengers were killed in the accident, along with one individual on the ground. The helicopter, which was owned and operated by the Governor of Quezon Province, was reported as being totally consumed by the post-crash fire. The helicopter, which had a planned destination of Manila Domestic Airport, departed the oval field at the Lucena City National High School, and crashed about one nautical mile upwind from its point of departure. The meteorological conditions have not yet been reported. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Philippines, which has not as yet released further details of the accident sequence. This report is for information purposes only, and contains information released by the government of the Philippines. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Jose R. Saplan Chairman Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB) Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Mia Road Pasay City 1300 Philippines Telephone: 632 8799225 Email: caap.aaiib@gmail.com

## Aircraft

- Registration: RP-C2550 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 (II)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Business, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: Lucena city
- Destination: Minila Domestic
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 25, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76048. 40 KB in all.

- DMS Docket Item (item 1, .PDF, 40 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40330334&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=DMS%20Docket%20Item-Master.PDF

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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