- Date
- June 10, 2017, 04:55 local (04:55 UTC)
- Place
- Fengbin, Taiwan
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- B-31118Bell 206
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 95344
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On June 10, 2017, about 1255 Taipei local time (0455 UTC), a Taiwanese registered Bell 206B3 helicopter, B-31118, operated by Emerald Pacific Airlines, impacted remote mountainous terrain about 8 miles south of Fengbin, Hualien County, under unknown circumstances. The purpose of the flight was to conduct aerial photography operations. The helicopter was destroyed and the pilot and two passengers received fatal injuries. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Taiwan. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained by the Government of Taiwan. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Taiwan Aviation Safety Council 11th Floor, 200, Section 3, Beixin Road, Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan (Republic of China) Phone: 886-2-8912-7388 Fax: 886-2-8912-7399 https://www.asc.gov.tw/main_en
Aircraft
- Registration
- B-31118
- Reported as
- Bell 206 (B3)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown