Covering form of preliminary or final report
| Date of event : | 2019-03-22 |
| Incident number : | |
| Report : | Final report |
| Place of event : | Field near Blazkov village |
| Registration mark : | Accident |
| Weight category MTOM: : | <2250 kg |
| Type of operation : | other |
| Plane / SFM : | Helicopters |
| Type of plane / SFM : | ENSTROM 480 B |
| Health effects of event : | The fatal injuries |
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Description:
On 22 March 2019, the AAII received an accident notification of the ENSTROM 480 B helicopter on the field 100 m east of Blažkov near Nové Město nad Metují. A student pilot, a foreign national, (hereinafter the “pilot”) was conducting a training flight together with the pilot-instructor (hereinafter the “instructor”). It was air drill for instrument flight according to training syllabus approved by the foreign customer ordering the training. Following approx. one-hour flight, the pilot made two left turns by 360 degrees. Having completed them in the heading of 060 degrees at the altitude of 4500 ft AMSL, he went on making a continuous right turn. Having turned by some 270 degrees, the helicopter ended up in an unusual “upward” position. In this position, at a sharp nose angle of approx. 20 degrees, the helicopter was descending abruptly and then exploded when crashing on the ground. Due to the crash and subsequent fire, the helicopter was totally destroyed. The crew died in the helicopter wreckage.
An accidental witness reported the accident to the operator at the emergency number 158. The Police of the Czech Republic, the FRS, the ARS helicopter, and the AAII inspectors with a forensic doctor arrived at the location of the accident and performed professional investigation of the location and of the helicopter wreckage, including the crew corpses.