- Date
- February 5, 2018
- Place
- Lanyu, Taiwan
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- NA706Sikorsky UH-60M (S-70)
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 96725
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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
The foreign authority was the source of this information. On February 05, 2018, about 2352 local time, a Sikorsky UH-60M helicopter, NA-706, operated by National Airborne Service Corps. of the Ministry of Interior, Taiwan R.O.C., went missing and is presumed to have crashed in open ocean waters shortly after departure from the Lanyu Airport (RCLY), located on Orchid Island, Taitung, Taiwan. Of the six occupants on board, the three crew members and three passengers, remain missing, and the helicopter is presumed to have been destroyed. 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: Aviation Safety Council, Taiwan 11th Floor, 200, Section 3, Beixin Road, Xindian District New Taipei City 231, Tiawan (R.O.C.) Tel: 886-1-89127388 Fax: 886-2-8912-7399 E-Mail: info@scaa.sy Website: www.asc.gov.tw
Aircraft
- Registration
- NA706
- Reported as
- Sikorsky UH-60M (S-70)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1227294
- Engines
- General Electric, turbo shaftGeneral Electric, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 129
- Operator
- National Airborne Service Corps. Taiwan
- Registered owner
- National Airborne Service Corps. Taiwan