- Date
- February 7, 2017
- Place
- Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N245SEMD Helicopter 600
- Defining event
- Unknown: Ground collision
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 94697
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 February 7, 2017, about 1253 local time, a United States-registered MD 600N helicopter, N245SE, impacted terrain at the La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Guatemala. Further information may be obtained from:Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil 9ºa. Avenida 14-75 Zona 13 Guatemala, Centro América Tel.: (502) 2 321-5234 / 5238 E-mail: sviaccidentes@dgac.gob.gt Fax: (502) 2 321-5235 AFTN: MGGTYOYX Telex: 3120 ACIVIL GU Cable: DAEROCIVIL Guatemala
Aircraft
- Registration
- N245SE
- Reported as
- MD Helicopter 600 (N)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- RN021
- Engine
- Rolls-Royc 250-C47M, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Aerownership North American Services Inc
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.