PKBWL report – accident, helicopter AS 350 B3e (F-HCHB), Rogoźnik Lake, 23/05/2022
On 23 May 2022, an Eurocopter AS350B3e helicopter with registration marks FHCHB took part in the fire-fighting operation for a forest fire which broke out in the municipality of Świerklaniec. The helicopter would take water from the nearby Rogoźnik Lake and transport it in its underslung bambi bucket. After performing 8 water drops, the helicopter […]
PKBWL Interim statement – accident, baloon Cameron Z-160 (SP-BOK), Bór n. Nowy Targ, 19/03/2023
PKBWL presents an interim statement regarding the accident of the Cameron Z-160 balloon (SP-BOK), which took place on March 19, 2023 in Bór near Nowy Targ.
PKBWL report – accident, Socata-Rallye 235-ED (SP-WOP), Lubin aerodrome (EPLU), 24/09/2022
On 24 September 2022, a gliding competition for landing accuracy was held at Lubin airport (EPLU). The gliders were towed behind the Socata-Ralley 235 E-D aircraft with identification marking SP-WOP. After completing 20 tows, the tow pilot was changed.During the first tow (after the pilot change), the tow pilot disconnected the tow rope at an […]
PKBWL report – serious incident, Tecnam P2006T (SP-MMB), Warszawa-Babice aerodrome (EPBC), 23/05/2022
The crew landed with the landing gear retracted on a grassy runway, damaging the lower fuselage skin.
PKBWL preliminary report – accident, STORCH CL (OK-TUV61), Brzeska Wola, 19/09/2023
We inform that the preliminary report related to the STORCH CL (OK-TUV61) accident which occurred on 19/09/2023 in Brzeska Wola has been published. As a result of the accident, 1 person was killed. The airplane was destroyed. The subjected accident is still under investigation of PKBWL team. Read the preliminary report.
PKBWL report – accident, Zenair CH 601 (OK-KUA15), Kiełczynek, 23/05/2023
On 23 May 2023, the pilot intended to perform a recreational flight in a Zenair CH 601 in the area of the Kiełczynek airfield. After arriving at the airfield, the pilotpushed the aeroplane from the hangar, carried out a pre-flight inspection and took a seat in the cockpit. The right-hand seat was taken by a […]
PKBWL report – accident, Jakowlew Jak-52 (SP-YDD), Płock/Vistula river, 15/06/2019
On 15 June 2019 at about 10:55 hrs LMT the pilot and, at the same time, the owner of the Yak-52 aeroplane with registration marks SP-YDD, a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany, took off for an air show during the VII Płock Aviation Picnic “Płock-2019”. The air show took place over the Vistula […]
PKBWL preliminary report – accident, Cessna 208B (SP-WAW), Chrcynno airfield (EPNC), 17/07/2023
We inform that the preliminary report related to the Cessna 208B (SP-WAW) accident which occurred on 17/07/2023 in the Chrcynno airfield has been published. As a result of the accident, 6 persons were killed and 7 persons sustained serious injuries. The airplane was destroyed. The subjected accident is still under investigation of PKBWL team. Read the preliminary report.
PKBWL investigation – accident, Cessna 208B (SP-WAW), EPNC, 17/07/2023
We would like to inform that PKBWL has instituted the investigation into fatal accident involving airplane Cessna 208B (SP-WAW) which occurred at EPNC on 17/07/2023.
PKBWL report – accident, Cessna 152 airplane (SP-AKW), Rębielice, 02/06/2022
30 minutes after take-off, the airplane descended and, accelerating along a trajectory of a gentle but tightening arc, crashed into the ground at high speed. The pilot and passenger died on the spot.
