# NTSB CEN10WA016: Eurocopter EC120B, N871SA, San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic, October 15, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 15, 2009, 20:35 local (20:35 UTC)
- Place: San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic
- Coordinates: 18.542541, -70.509619
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.5425&lon=-70.5096&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Turbomeca USA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10WA016
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74909/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74909
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA016

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N871SA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N871SA-2010-07-27), registration cancelled 2010-07-27, S/N 1548, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER EC120B
- Registry model: [Eurocopter EC120B](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b) (registry code 8680987) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca ARRIUS-2F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2f) (registry code 60010, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1548
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operator: Helitech S.A.
- Registered owner: Cessna Finance Corp
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 14, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74909. 595 KB in all.

- Weather Reports and Records (item 1, .PDF, 516 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40322361&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF
- Miscellaneous (item 2, .PDF, 78 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40322362&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Miscellaneous-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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