- Date
- August 2, 2017, 21:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Puerto Chiapas, Mexico
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- XB-MWZRobinson R44
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 95846
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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 August 2, 2017, about 2115 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44 helicopter, XB-MWZ, had a loss of engine power and subsequently impacted the Pacific Ocean near Puerto Chiapas, Mexico. Two persons were on board the helicopter. One person was reported as fatally injured and the other person as uninjured. The local helicopter flight originated from a fishing vessel. 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
- XB-MWZ
- Reported as
- Robinson R44
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0916
- Damage
- Substantial damage