- Date
- November 22, 2018, 22:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- La Romana, Dominican Republic
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N124MLEurocopter EC120
- Defining event
- Approach: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- FAA - AVP 100
- Case key
- 98683
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Factual narrative
The government of Dominican Republic has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Eurocopter EC120 helicopter that occurred on November 22, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Dominican Republic's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Dominican Republic.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N124ML
- Reported as
- Eurocopter EC120 (B)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1262
- Engine
- Turbomeca Arrius 2F, 504 lbs thrust, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Registered owner
- Lifestyle Helicopter Leasing Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Río San Juan
- Destination
- MDLR · La Romana
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- MDLR · La Romana Intl Airport
- Equipment
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.