- Date
- November 22, 2012, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Great Guana Cay, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 4 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- C6-APVAerospatiale AS-355F1
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-hover: Loss of control in flight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 85647
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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 November 22, 2012, about 1310 eastern standard time, an Aerospatiale AS 355F1, Bahamian registration C6-APV, registered to Pioneer Caribbean Logistics Ltd., impacted terrain while attempting to land at Baker's Bay Resort, Great Guana Cay, Bahamas. The pilot and three passengers were seriously injured, while a fourth passenger was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, destined for Baker's Bay Resort. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Bahamas. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Manager of Flight Standards Inspectorate, Bahamas P.O. Box AP 59244 Nassau, N.P. Bahamas Phone: (242) 377-3445/3448 Facsimile: (242) 377-6060 This report is for information purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Bahamian Government.
Aircraft
- Registration
- C6-APV
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale AS-355F1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5191
- Engines
- Rolls-Royce 250-C20F, 420 horsepower, turbo shaftRolls-Royce 250-C20F, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Pioneer Caribbean Logistics LTD
- Registered owner
- Pioneer Caribbean Logistics LTD
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Marsh Harbour
- Destination
- Great Guana Cay
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 27, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 12 KB in all.