# Accident 20180630008949A: Bell 206B, Rio Grande, PR, June 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2018, 12:40 local time
- Place: Rio Grande, PR
- Airport: Ribas Dominicci
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4019° N, 65.7736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4019&lon=-65.7736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10CV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10CV-2019-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180630008949A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA18LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA183), Jun 30, 2018: Bell 206 (N10CV), Rio Grande, PR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil exhaustion, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and hard landing.

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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