# NTSB CEN09WA074: Robinson Helicopter R44 II, N72BS, Saint-Marc, Haiti, November 18, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 18, 2008, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Saint-Marc, Haiti
- Coordinates: 19.106928, -72.709544
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.1069&lon=-72.7095&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09WA074
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69495/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09WA074

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72BS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72BS-2017-06-01), registration cancelled 2017-06-01, S/N 10336, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Registry model: [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (registry code 7640122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 10336
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Meridien Helicopters LLC
- Registered owner: Meridien Helicopters LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MTPP, Port au Prince
- Destination: MBPV
- Flight plan: Unknown

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