# NTSB CEN10WA205: Bell 206, Guatemala City, Guatemala, March 7, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 7, 2010, 19:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 5 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10WA205
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75761/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75761
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA205

## Factual narrative

On March 7, 2010, at 1900 universal coordinated time, a Bell 206-L1 helicopter, Guatemalan registration, TG-ELE, was destroyed during a forced landing in a field near Guatemala City, Guatemala. The pilot and 4 passengers received serious injuries. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of the Republic of Guatemala. Further information may be obtained from: Republica de Guatemala Direccion General de Aviacion Civil (DGAC) Aeropuerto Internacional "La Aurora" Zona 13 Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala Centro America This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained from the Government of the Republic of Guatemala.

## Aircraft

- Registration: TG-ELE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (L1)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 45463
- Damage: Destroyed

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 10, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75761. 12 KB in all.

- Other Pertinent Forms and Reports (item 1, .PDF, 12 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40329408&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Other%20Pertinent%20Forms%20and%20Reports-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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