- Date
- April 2, 2016, 21:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Atemajac de Brizuela, Mexico
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N565ACRobinson Helicopter R44 II
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 92990
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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
On April 2, 2015, about 2120 universal coordinated time, a Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II helicopter, N565AC, impacted terrain near Atemajac de Brizuela, Mexico. The pilot and two passengers were uninjured and one passenger sustained a serious injury. The helicopter was destroyed. The aircraft originated from the Guadalajara International Airport, near Guadalajara, Mexico. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government of the Mexico.Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Providencia No. 807 - 6o piso Colonia del Valle Codigo Postal 03100 México, D.F. Mexico
Aircraft
- Registration
- N565AC
- Reported as
- Robinson Helicopter R44 II (II)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 11785
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Black Dragon Consulting II LLC
- Departed
- Guadalajara
- Destination
- Atemajac de Brizuela
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.