# NTSB ERA19RA077: Agusta A109, Santa Maria Coronango, State of Puebla, Mexico, December 24, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 24, 2018, 20:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place: Santa Maria Coronango, State of Puebla, Mexico
- Coordinates: 19.138055, -98.325279 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.1381&lon=-98.3253&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: 5 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19RA077
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98807/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19RA077

## 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

The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AGUSTA A109S helicopter that occurred on December 24, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Mexico. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) Secretariat of Communications and Transportation Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos 1990, piso 4 Col. Los Alpes Tlacopac, Del. Álvaro Obregón Codigo Postal 01010 México, D.F. Mexico Tel.: (52) 55 5723-9400, E-mail: cidaiac@sct.gob.mx This report is for informational purposes only. All investigative information will be released by the DGAC.

## Aircraft

- Registration: XA-BON (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109 (S)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 22174
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C turbo shaft; Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Servicios Aereos del Altiplano S.A. de C.V.
- Registered owner: Servicios Aereos del Altiplano S.A. de C.V.
- Departed: NONE, Puebla
- Destination: MMEX, Mexico City

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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