# Accident 20190521023039A: Bell 206B, Puerto Plata, May 21, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2019, 09:55 local time
- Place: Puerto Plata
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.8331° N, 70.7797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.8331&lon=-70.7797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9956K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9956K-2021-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19WA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190521023039A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ACCIDENT APPROXIMATELY 15NM WEST OF PUERTO PLATA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. AIRCRAFT WAS A BELL 206B, S/N 2066 HELICOPTER. THREE TOTAL ON BOARD, ALL FATALITIES.

FAA PRIVATE PILOT ISSUED ON BASIS AND VALID ONLY WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY DR PILOT LICENSE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^-PC.

7/16/2019 - PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CIVIL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (IDAC). REPORT STATES THAT INVESTIGATION IS CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE "ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION COMMISSION" AND THE "FLIGHT STANDARDS DIRECTORY" FROM THE STATE.

INVESTIGATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF FINDING THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WILL CONTINUE AND ONCE NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVE, A NEW PTRS RECORD WILL BE GENERATED.

NO ADDITIONAL ACTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THIS INSPECTOR TO CONTINUE OUR INVESTIGATION.

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## 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 ERA19WA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA176), May 21, 2019: Bell 206 (N9956K), La Vega, Dominican Republic, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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