# NTSB ANC17WA029: Bell 206, Fengbin, Taiwan, June 10, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 10, 2017, 04:55 local (04:55 UTC)
- Place: Fengbin, Taiwan
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC17WA029
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95344/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17WA029

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (B3)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown

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.

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