# NTSB ERA12WA155: Bell 206, Montana Auyantepui, Venezuela, January 18, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 18, 2012, 17:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Montana Auyantepui, Venezuela
- Coordinates: 5.997777, -62.579444 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=5.9978&lon=-62.5794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA155
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82729/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82729
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA155

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (L4)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 52022
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 27, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82729. 29 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 29 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40361884&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement-Master.PDF

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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