# NTSB ERA16WA107: Bell 206, Bejucal, Venezuela, February 6, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 6, 2016, 17:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place: Bejucal, Venezuela
- Coordinates: 10.005277, -66.973335
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=10.0053&lon=-66.9733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92727/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA107

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: 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)

## Factual narrative

On February 6, 2016, about 1710 universal coordinated time, a Bell 206 L-3 helicopter, Venezuelan registration YV250T, was destroyed when it collided with terrain after a loss of control in flight. The flight originated at the Aerópuerto De San Juan De Los Morros (SVJM), Estado Guarice, Venezuela, with a destination of Helipuerto Avila (SVJM), Guarenas, Edo Mirando, Venezuela. The pilot was 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: YV250T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (L3)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: SVJM, Estado Guarice
- Destination: SVHA, Guarenas

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

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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