# NTSB DCA98WA001: Zhuhai Helicopter S-76A, Wenzho, China, October 3, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 3, 1997, 14:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place: Wenzho, China
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 43119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA98WA001
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43119/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA98WA001

## Aircraft

- Registration: B7301 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Zhuhai Helicopter Co. S-76A
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Zhuhai Helicopter Compan
- Departed: WENZHOU, OF
- Destination: NANHAI, OF
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported
- Visibility: 5 statute miles

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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