# NTSB DFW05WA254: Bell UH-1H, N3140U, Pisa Flores, Mexico, September 26, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 26, 2005, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Pisa Flores, Mexico
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: San Antonio, Texas
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW05WA254
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62678/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05WA254

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3140U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3140U-2013-10-29), registration cancelled 2013-10-29, S/N 71-20310, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Bell UH-1H
- Registry model: [Bell UH-1H](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (registry code 1181407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming T53-L-13](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13) (registry code 41551, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Firefighting, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Comision Federal de Electricidad
- Departed: Unk
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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