- Date
- January 18, 2012, 17:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Montana Auyantepui, Venezuela
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- YV1985Bell 206
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 82729
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On January 18, 2012, about 1715 universal coordinated time, a Bell 206 L-4 helicopter, Venezuelan registration YV1985, was destroyed when it collided with a mountain during a sightseeing flight near Montaña Auyantepui, Parque Nacional Canaima, in the State of Bolívar, Venezuela. Precipitation was noted near the accident location. The flight originated at the Aeródrome de Luepa (SVLP), in the State of Bolívar, Venezuela, with a destination of Uonquen Airport (SVUQ), Uon Quen, Venezuela. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Venezuela. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Civil Ministerio del Poder Popular para Transporte Acuático y Aéreo Av. Francisco de Miranda Torre MTC, Piso-20 Caracas, Venezuela Telephone: (+58 212) 2014200 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Venezuela.
Aircraft
- Registration
- YV1985
- Reported as
- Bell 206 (L4)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 52022
- Engine
- Allison 250 C30P, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Lloyd Aviation C.A.
- Registered owner
- Lloyd Aviation C.A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SVLP · Las Lagunitas
- Destination
- SVUQ · Uon Quen
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 27, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 29 KB in all.