# NTSB CEN16WA044: Bell 206, San Carlos, Nicaragua, November 17, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 17, 2015, 11:40 local (11:40 UTC)
- Place: San Carlos, Nicaragua
- Coordinates: 11.128333, -84.670555 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=11.1283&lon=-84.6706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92335/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA044

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 17, 2015, about 1140 coordinated universal time, a Bell 206L4 helicopter, Nicaraguan registered YN-ISA, impacted the San Juan River near San Carlos, Rio San Juan, Nicaragua. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured and the helicopter was destroyed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. Witnesses reported dense fog in the area. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Nicaraguan government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Nicaraguan Civil Aeronautics Institute (INAC). Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Nicaraguan Civil Aeronautics Institute (INAC) Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission Tel: +505-233-2907 / 276-8580 ext. 1090 Fax: +505-2276-8588 seguridad@inac.gob.ni

## Aircraft

- Registration: YN-ISA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (L4)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 52214
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Business, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Helicopteros de Nicaragua (Helinica)
- Registered owner: Helicopteros de Nicaragua (Helinica)
- Departed: San Carlos
- Destination: Managua
- Flight plan: 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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