Robinson R-22 BETA II incident near Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, Cz, June 29, 2015
On June 29, 2015 at about 8:06 am local time, a Robinson R-22 BETA II (helicopter), registered OKZYZ, suffered minor damage in an incident during enroute near Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 29, 2015 · about 8:06 am local time
- Place
- Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, Czechia
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Robinson R-22 BETA II · all R-22 BETA IIs on the register
- Registration
- OKZYZ · no longer on the register · serial 4432
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On June 29, 2015, about 0806 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Robinson R-22 Beta II, OK-ZYZ, experienced an in-flight anomaly and the pilot conducted an emergency autorotation to a field about 10 miles west of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. The two pilots were not injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of the Czech Republic. Further information may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Institute Beranovych 130 19900 Prague Czech Republic This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Air Accidents Investigation Institute of the Czech Republic.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Miscellaneous/other during enroute defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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