# NTSB DCA08WA059: Bell 206 L-1, N5014V, Muanda, Congo - Kinshasa, May 9, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 9, 2008, 06:45 local (06:45 UTC)
- Place: Muanda, Congo - Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -5.931678, 12.353439
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-5.9317&lon=12.3534&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08WA059
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68013/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08WA059

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5014V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5014V-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 45217, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Bell 206 L-1
- Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Positioning, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Petroleum Helicopters Inc.
- Departed: Muanda
- Destination: Muanda

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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