# NTSB ERA19WA176: Bell 206, N9956K, La Vega, Dominican Republic, May 21, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 21, 2019, 14:24 local (14:24 UTC)
- Place: La Vega, Dominican Republic
- Coordinates: 19.833055, -70.779724
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.8331&lon=-70.7797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA176
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99462/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA176

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Bell 206B, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=1181511), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9956K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9956K-2021-02-20), registration cancelled 2021-02-20, S/N 2066, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Bell 206 (B)
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 2066
- Engines: Allison 250 SER 400 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee
- Registered owner: Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: La Vega
- Destination: MDPP, PUERTO PLATA
- Equipment: Unknown

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20190521023039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190521023039A), May 21, 2019: Bell 206B, Puerto Plata, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Helicopter accident approximately 15NM west of Puerto Plata, dominican republic. Aircraft was a Bell 206B, s/n 2066 helicopter. Three total on board, all…

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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