- Date
- September 24, 2015, 16:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- San Agustine Guatemala, Guatemala
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- TG-PDFBell 407
- Defining event
- Emergency descent: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 92292
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
The Direccion General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC) of Guatemala has notified the NTSB of a non-fatal accident involving a Bell 407GX Helicopter, registration TG-PDF, that occurred on September 24, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Guatemala. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Guatemala. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Gobierno De Guatemala Direccion General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC) Aerospace International La Aurora Zona 13, Guatemala, C.A. 01013 Tel: (502) 2321-5000
Aircraft
- Registration
- TG-PDF
- Reported as
- Bell 407
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial damage