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| Date: | Tuesday 12 August 2025 |
| Time: | 16:49 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 135P2i |
| Owner/operator: | Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe |
| Registration: | SP-HXF* |
| MSN: | 0861 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Rybnik Motorway A1 -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Katowice/Muchowiec Airport (EPKM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An LPR air ambulance helicopter struck bird(s) while attending to a motorcycle accident on Motorway A1 near Rybnik, Poland. Due to the accident the motorway was closed and helicopter remained on the hard shoulder for damage assessment. After the repair crew arrived and conducted an inspection, no damage was found and at around 19:50 the helicopter flew back to base.
Sources:
https://tvn24.pl/katowice/rybnik-awaria-smiglowca-na-autostradzie-a1-zablokowana-nitka-w-kierunku-czech-st8597033
https://www.radio90.pl/wypadek-na-a1-i-awaria-helikoptera-lpr-spore-utrudnienia-uwazajcie.html#gsc.tab=0
https://dziennikzachodni.pl/smiglowiec-utknal-na-srodku-autostrady-mial-pomoc-rannemu-motocykliscie-po-wypadku-a1-kolo-rybnika-byla-zablokowana/ar/c1p2-27868403
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/sp-hxf#3bb30638
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2025 18:16 | hexatus | Added |
| 12-Aug-2025 18:18 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 05:30 | vasilf | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 05:30 | vasilf | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 05:52 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 06:15 | ASN | Updated |
| 13-Aug-2025 06:18 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 06:51 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 14-Aug-2025 06:13 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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