CEN10WA016

NTSB accident investigation · Eurocopter EC120B · San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic · October 15, 2009

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
October 15, 2009, 20:35 local (20:35 UTC)
Place
San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N871SAEurocopter EC120B
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Turbomeca USA
Case key
74909

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Aircraft

Registration
N871SA
Reported as
Eurocopter EC120B
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
1548
Damage
Substantial damage
Operator
Helitech S.A.
Registered owner
Cessna Finance Corp
Flight plan
Unknown

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Docket · 2

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 14, 2009, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 595 KB in all.