# NTSB CEN10WA574: Bell OH-58, Tuxtlas, Mexico, September 3, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 3, 2010
- Place: Tuxtlas, Mexico
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10WA574
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77434/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77434
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA574

## Factual narrative

On September 3, 2010, at an unknown time, a Bell OH-58, Mexican registration XY-KYY, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while conducting crop dusting operations near Tuxtlas, Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The Mexican investigators reported that a loud noise was heard before the helicopter impacted the ground with the main rotor blades stopped. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Mexican government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Mexican government or DGAC. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) Direccion General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC) Col Narvarte, Del. Benito Juárez Mexico, D.F, Mexico c.p. 15620 Tel: (55)57239300

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-KYY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL OH-58
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 30, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77434. 9 KB in all.

- International Docket Insert (item 1, .PDF, 9 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40337220&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=International%20Docket%20Insert-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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