# NTSB CEN16WA149: Robinson Helicopter R44 II, N565AC, Atemajac de Brizuela, Mexico, April 2, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 2, 2016, 21:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place: Atemajac de Brizuela, Mexico
- Coordinates: 20.183332, -103.699996 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.1833&lon=-103.7000&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: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA149
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92990/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA149

## 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: [Robinson Helicopter R44 II, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=7640122), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N565AC-2018-04-24), registration cancelled 2018-04-24, S/N 11785, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II (II)
- Registry model: [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (registry code 7640122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (registry code 41899, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 11785
- Engines: 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

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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