# NTSB CEN11WA070: Bell 212, Minatitlan Veracruz, Mexico, October 15, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 15, 2010, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Minatitlan Veracruz, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11WA070
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77806/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11WA070

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 410 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 212 helicopter that occurred on October 15, 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: XA-IUR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown

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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