Robinson R44 G-BZGO

Summary

On 13 June 2016 at about 15:47 local time, a Robinson R44 registered G-BZGO was involved in an incident near Manchester, United Kingdom. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 June 2016 at 15:47

Classification

Incident

Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Nearest airport

Manchester Barton Airport (EGCB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

G-BZGO

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manchester → Manchester

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

CEN16WA327

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 13, 2016, at 1547 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R44, G-BZGO, sustained a bird strike to the lower left windscreen about eight miles north of Manchester Barton Airport (EGCB), Manchester, England. The helicopter sustained minor damage. No injuries to the pilot and one other occupant were reported. The flight originated from EGCB and was destined to return to EGCB. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of the United Kingdom. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of the United Kingdom. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0)1252 510300 Facsimile: +44 (0)1252 376999 https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/air-accidents-investigation-branch

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.