# NTSB ERA12WA552: Agusta Bell 206-3B, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, September 4, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 4, 2012, 07:30 local (07:30 UTC)
- Place: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
- Coordinates: 24.261388, 55.609165 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.2614&lon=55.6092&mi=10
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Rolls Royce Corporation, GCAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA552
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84976/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84976
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA552

## Factual narrative

On September 4, 2012, about 0730 coordinated universal time (1130 gulf standard time), an Augusta-Bell 206-3B, United Arab Emirates registration A6-FTB, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in a flight training area near Al Ain International Airport (OMAL), Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. According to preliminary information, the local training flight was being operated under United Arab Emirates flight regulations. During the accident the transmission separated from the fuselage structure and the helicopter broke in to four pieces. The Flight instructor and student pilot were transported to a hospital for medical evaluation and were later released with minor injuries. The investigation is under the direction of the General Civil Aviation Authority of the United Arab Emirates. For further information contact: General Civil Aviation Authority Investigation Sector PO Box 6558 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 2 4447666 Fax: +971 2 4054535 Email: info@gcaa.gov.ae This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of the United Arab Emirates.

## Aircraft

- Registration: A6-FTB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA BELL 206-3B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: Rolls-Royce M250-20C turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operator: Horizon International Flight Academy
- Departed: OMAL, Al Ain
- Destination: OMAL, Al Ain
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: OMAL, Al Ain International Airport

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 100 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.62 inHg
- Observed at: OMAL, 20 nm away

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 13, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84976. 59 KB in all.

- Memorandum for Record (item 1, .PDF, 59 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40377065&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record-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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