# NTSB CEN09WA529: Bell 412, Manzanillo, Mexico, August 7, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 7, 2009, 15:46 local (20:46 UTC)
- Place: Manzanillo, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09WA529
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74542/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74542
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09WA529

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 28, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74542. 27 KB in all.

- Foreign Investigation Statement (item 1, .PDF, 27 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40324691&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Investigation%20Statement-Master.PDF

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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