# Accident 20010905031109A: Bell TH-1F, Puertoplata, September 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Puertoplata
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8123H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8123H-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell TH-1F (registry code 1180815, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE T58 series (registry code 30008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t58-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01WA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01WA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010905031109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2001, AT 1600 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME, A BELL HELICOPTER TH-1F, N8123H, REGISTERED TO THE CONAIR JET SALES, INC., DITCHED INTO THE OCEAN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE PUERTO PLATA AIRPORT, IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT UNDER FOREIGN FLIGHT RULES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE HELICOPTER SANK INTO 1500 METERS OF WATER. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: PRESIDENCIA DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA SECRETARIA ADMINISTRATIVA DE LA PRESIDENCIA DIRECCION GENERAL DE AERONAUTICA CIVIL THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION OBTAINED FOR OR RELEASED BY THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL01WA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01WA107), Sep 5, 2001: Bell TH-1F (N8123H), Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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