# NTSB ERA19WA054: Eurocopter EC120, N124ML, La Romana, Dominican Republic, November 22, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 22, 2018, 22:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: La Romana, Dominican Republic
- Coordinates: 18.497222, -68.958335 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4972&lon=-68.9583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA - AVP 100
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98683/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA054

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Eurocopter EC120B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=8680987), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124ML-2023-03-04), registration cancelled 2023-03-04, S/N 1262, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Eurocopter EC120 (B)
- Registry model: [Eurocopter EC120B](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b) (registry code 8680987) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca ARRIUS-2F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2f) (registry code 60010, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1262
- Engines: 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

## Weather



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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