- Date
- November 21, 2015, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Justo Romero, Nicaragua
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- HR-AWIBell 407
- Defining event
- Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 92356
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On November 21, 2015, at 1000 central standard time (cst), a Bell model 407 helicopter, Honduran registration HR-AWI, serial number 53978, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power near Justo Romero, Nicaragua. The pilot and his 2 passengers were not injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Nicaraguan government. Further information may be obtained from: Instituto Nicaraguense De Aeronautica Civil (INAC) Km 11 1/2 Carretera Norte PO Box 4936 Managua, Nicaragua Phone: (505) 233-2907 Fax: (505) 2276-8588 E-mail: seguridad@inac.gob.ni Webpage: http://www.inac.gob.ni This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Instituto Nicaraguense De Aeronautica Civil (INAC) of Nicaragua.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HR-AWI
- Reported as
- Bell 407
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 53978
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce 250-C47B, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Agricola Tornabe, S.A. de CV
- Registered owner
- Agricola Tornabe, S.A. de CV