Covering form of preliminary or final report
| Date of event : | 2018-09-05 |
| Incident number : | |
| Report : | Final report |
| Place of event : | PILSEN industrial zone |
| Registration mark : | Accident |
| Weight category MTOM: : | <2250 kg |
| Type of operation : | other |
| Plane / SFM : | Helicopters |
| Type of plane / SFM : | Robinson R 44 Raven I |
| Health effects of event : | The fatal injuries |
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Description:
The pilot conducted a series of three short flights with passengers on board in the immediate vicinity of the registered office of his company. He finished the second flight by landing on the roof of his company’s building and then, after three business partners (foreign nationals) boarded, took off. Having taken off, he continued flying low above the ground, and having flown some 2.5 km in the western direction, he made a sharp right turn with an extreme roll and pitch of the helicopter. When recovering this manoeuvre, the helicopter crashed into the roof of the factory building. Due to the crash onto the roof and subsequent break through the roof construction, the helicopter was totally destroyed. The pilot and the passengers succumbed to their injuries on the spot. A third person’s property was damaged, and nobody was injured on the ground.
The Police of the Czech Republic, the FRS, and the AAII inspectors arrived at the location of the air accident and the inspectors performed professional investigation of the location and of the helicopter wreckage. On the next day, the wreckage was transported to a specialised centre for qualified expert investigation.