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NTSB accident investigation · Bell 407 · Lautaro, Chile · January 13, 2020

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
January 13, 2020, 17:10 local (17:10 UTC)
Place
Lautaro, Chile
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
CC-AECBell 407
Defining event
Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100834

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Factual narrative

The government of Chile has notified the NTSB of the an accident involving a Bell 407 helicopter at Lautaro, Chile on January 13, 2020. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative for the State of Design and Manufacture of the installed Honeywell HTS900 turboshaft engine to assist government of Chile's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. Any information about this accident will be released by the government of Chile.

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
CC-AEC
Reported as
Bell 407
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown