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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Rio Grande, PR · June 30, 2018

Date: June 30, 2018 · 12:40 local
Place: Rio Grande, PR
Airport: Ribas Dominicci
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N10CV
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18LA183
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250-C20 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N10CVRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2019 · Bell 206BS/N 2851 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On jun 30, 2018 at 1623 hrs. (UTC), rotorcraft N10CV, a Bell 206B, departed from fernando luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (sig/tjig) in san juan, puerto rico, traveling to puerto del rey restaurant at fajardo, PR. At 1640 (UTC)the helicopter lost engine power and the PIC initiated emergency procedures to land. The helicopter crashed with three (3) passengers on board, in an area surrounded by density-populated trees at Rio Grande, PR. The pilot was fatally injured, and three passengers had suffered minor to severe injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUN 30, 2018 AT 1623 HRS. (UTC), ROTORCRAFT N10CV, A BELL 206B, DEPARTED FROM FERNANDO LUIS RIBAS DOMINICCI AIRPORT (SIG/TJIG) IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, TRAVELING TO PUERTO DEL REY RESTAURANT AT FAJARDO, PR. AT 1640 (UTC)THE HELICOPTER LOST ENGINE POWER AND THE PIC INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO LAND. THE HELICOPTER CRASHED WITH THREE (3) PASSENGERS ON BOARD, IN AN AREA SURROUNDED BY DENSITY-POPULATED TREES AT RIO GRANDE, PR. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THREE PASSENGERS HAD SUFFERED MINOR TO SEVERE INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA18LA183Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRio Grande, PRA total loss of engine power due to oil exhaustion, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and hard landing.Jun 30, 2018 · Substantial damage