# NTSB CEN16WA395: Bell 206, Sayaxché, Guatemala, August 12, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 12, 2016, 15:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Sayaxché, Guatemala
- 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, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA395
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94209/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA395

## 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 August 12, 2016, about 1500 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Guatemalan-registered Bell 206-L3 helicopter, TG-CHB, crashed near Sayaxche, Guatemala. The pilot was seriously injured, one passenger received minor injuries, and two passengers were uninjured injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Guatemala. Further information may be obtained from: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) Aeropuerto Internacional "La Aurora" Zona 13 Guatemala, C.A. 01013 Phone: + (502) 2321-5000 Email: accidentesdgacgua@gmail.com

## Aircraft

- Registration: TG-CHB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (L3)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: 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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