# NTSB DFW08WA110: Bell 412HP, Puebla, Mexico, January 11, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: January 11, 2008, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Puebla, Mexico
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW08WA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67861/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08WA110

## Factual narrative

On January 11, 2008, at approximately 1500 central standard time a Bell helicopter model 412HP,  serial number 36077 and Mexican registration XC-JCD, departed from an elevated soccer field near the police station at Tepango de Rodriguez for an approximate 70 mile flight to Puebla, Mexico.  The aircraft crashed shortly after take off in to the side of a hill approximately one half mile from the departure point.  Onboard were 2 flight crew and 6 passengers.  All were fatally injured during the impact and post impact fire.

The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Mexico.  This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Mexico.  Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:

Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT)

Direccion General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC)

Providencia 807, Cuarto Piso

Colonia del Valle, Cdigo Postal 03100

Mexico, D.F, Mexico

Telephone: 525-55-762-9538

## Aircraft

- Registration: XC-JCD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Bell 412HP
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: Puebla
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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