# NTSB DCA15WA053: Hal Dhruv, Guayaquil, Ecuador, January 13, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 13, 2015, 21:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Coordinates: -2.225277, -80.052223 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-2.2253&lon=-80.0522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15WA053
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90642/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA053

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Civil Aviation Authority of Ecuador has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a HAL Dhruvhelicopter, which occurred on January 13, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S Accredited Representative to assist.All investigative information will be released by the Government of Ecuador.

## Aircraft

- Registration: FAE-603 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HAL DHRUV
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Armed forces
- Registered owner: Ecuadorian Air Force
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)

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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