- Date
- August 7, 2009, 15:46 local (20:46 UTC)
- Place
- Manzanillo, Mexico
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- XA-HSHBell 412
- Defining event
- Enroute-climb to cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 74542
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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 August 7, 2009 a Bell Helicopter model 212 was destroyed when it impacted the ground in low visibility mountainous terrain. The pilot and on board mechanic were killed. The helicopter is located near a mountain top and is not accessible. When to helicopter is recovered the investigation will continue and advisors from the manufacture will travel to assist in the investigation. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Mexico. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Mexico. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) Direccion General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC) Col. san Juan de Arrgon, 3-seccion Del. Venustiano Carrabza Mexico, D.F, Mexico c.p. 15620 Telephone: 55-2598-0138
Aircraft
- Registration
- XA-HSH
- Reported as
- Bell 412 (EP)
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Heliservicio Campeche
- Registered owner
- Heliservicio Campeche
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Manzanillo
- Destination
- Guadalajara
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 28, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 27 KB in all.