# NTSB CEN16WA048: Bell 407, Justo Romero, Nicaragua, November 21, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 21, 2015, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Justo Romero, Nicaragua
- Coordinates: 11.881667, -86.112503 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=11.8817&lon=-86.1125&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA048
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92356/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA048

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 53978
- Engines: 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

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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