# NTSB CEN12WA418: Bell 412, Valencia, Spain, July 2, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: July 2, 2012, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Valencia, Spain
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12WA418
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84176/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84176
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12WA418

## Factual narrative

On July 2, 2012, about 1430 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Bell 412EP helicopter, Spanish registration EC-KSJ, impacted the Forata reservoir near Valencia, Spain. The pilot, the sole occupant, is missing. Pieces of the helicopter have been located on the reservoir's shore and the main wreckage has not been located. The circumstances of the accident are currently under investigation. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Spain. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Spain. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC): C\ Fruela, 6 28011 Madrid TEL: 91 597 89 63 FAX: 91 463 55 35 e-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es

## Aircraft

- Registration: EC-KSJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412 (EP)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 36467
- Engines: PRATT AND WHITNEY PT6T-3D turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: INAER Helicopteros
- Registered owner: INAER Helicopteros
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 12, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84176. 30 KB in all.

- Statement of foreign accident (item 1, .PDF, 30 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372682&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Statement%20of%20foreign%20accident-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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