# NTSB CEN14WA498: Agusta Bell 206B, Flamborough, United Kingdom, September 16, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 16, 2014, 12:41 local (12:41 UTC)
- Place: Flamborough, United Kingdom
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14WA498
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90086/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA498

## Factual narrative

On September 16, 2014, at 1241 coordinated universal time, an Agusta-Bell 206B helicopter, G-SUEX, impacted the water off the coast of Flamborough, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. The pilot and passenger were both fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed. The helicopter departed Ness Point, Suffolk, and was en route to Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the United Kingdom's Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB). This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of the United Kingdom. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Website: http://www.aaib.gov.uk

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-SUEX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 8567
- Engines: ALLISON 250-C20 400 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operator: Heli Charter Ltd
- Registered owner: Aerospeed Ltd

## Weather

- Conditions: Dawn
- Wind: 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 59 °F

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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