# NTSB ERA13WA066: Aerospatiale AS-355F1, Great Guana Cay, Bahamas, November 22, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 22, 2012, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place: Great Guana Cay, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 26.686944, -77.145553
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6869&lon=-77.1456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-hover: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 4 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA066
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85647/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85647
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA066

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-hover: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Maneuvering-hover: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIALE AS-355F1
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 5191
- Engines: Rolls-Royce 250-C20F 420 horsepower turbo shaft; Rolls-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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 27, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85647. 12 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 12 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40382463&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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