# NTSB ERA18WA248: Bell 206, Bartica, Guyana, September 10, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 10, 2018, 17:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Bartica, Guyana
- Coordinates: 6.058888, -58.779167 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=6.0589&lon=-58.7792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA248
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98282/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA248

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Guyana has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 206 helicopter that occurred on September 10, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Guyana's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Guyana.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 8R-GTR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (L)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: Allison 250-C30 650 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Air Services Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: SYEC, Georgetown
- Destination: Bartica
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none

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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