ERA16WA147

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 206 · Riosucio, Choco, Colombia · March 22, 2016

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
March 22, 2016, 14:48 local (14:48 UTC)
Place
Riosucio, Choco, Colombia
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
HK-5049Bell 206
Defining event
Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
92961

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
HK-5049
Reported as
Bell 206 (L1)
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
45771
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Helify
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown

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