# NTSB CEN10WA413: Bell 206, La Tuna, Mexico, July 3, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 3, 2010, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: La Tuna, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Bell Helicopter, Rolls-Royce Corporation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10WA413
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76692/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA413

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 206 helicopter that occurred on July 03, 2010. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Mexico.

## Aircraft

- Registration: XC-BAM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (B)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1691
- Engines: Rolls Royce C250 turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Gobierno del Estado de Sinaloa
- Registered owner: Gobierno del Estado de Sinaloa
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; foreign; medical: unknown; seat: right; flight hours: 2,715 total

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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