# NTSB DCA12RA012: Eurocopter AS332L, Mexico City, Mexico, November 11, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 11, 2011, 14:55 local (14:55 UTC)
- Place: Mexico City, Mexico
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA12RA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82282/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12RA012

## Factual narrative

On November 11, 2011, a Eurocopter AS 332L Super Puma, registration XC-UHM, operated by Fuerza Aerea Mexicana (Presidential Use), crashed in a rural area south of Mexico City, enroute from Camp Marte, Mexico to Cuernavaca, Mexico. The eight passengers and crew were fatally injured. The investigation is being conducted by the Mexican Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). At the request of the Mexican Government, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the investigation. All inquiries regarding the investigation should be directed to: Efren Garcia Garcia, Director General de Comunicacion Social, tel 5723 9346 or 5723 9347, email: efren.garcia@sct.gob.mx

## Aircraft

- Registration: XC-UHM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS332L
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Fuerza Aerea Mexicana

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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