# NTSB CEN19WA296: Robinson R44, Veracruz, Mexico, August 26, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 26, 2019, 17:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Veracruz, Mexico
- Coordinates: 18.144443, -96.138053 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1444&lon=-96.1381&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: 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN19WA296
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100181/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19WA296

## 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 26, 2019, about 1700 hours universal coordinated time, a Robinson R-44 II helicopter, Mexican registration XB-GIL, was substantially damaged during an emergency landing in a field near Veracruz, Mexico. Two occupants were seriously injured; one occupant was not injured. The flight itinerary is not known at this time. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Dirección de Análisis de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion (DAAIA). This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government of Mexico. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Dirección de Análisis de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Boulevard Adolfo López Mateos 1990 Colonia Los Alpes Delegación Álvaro Obregón Codigo Postal 01010 México Email: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx Telephone: (55) 5011-6413

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-GIL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 (II)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 13073
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Corporativo Gilga S. C.
- Registered owner: Corporativo Gilga S. C.

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

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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