# NTSB ERA20WA154: Garlick UH1H, del Curepto, Chile, April 20, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 20, 2020, 11:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place: del Curepto, Chile
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA20WA154
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101187/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20WA154

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: 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 Chile has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a GARLICK UH1H helicopter that occurred on April 20, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Chile's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Chile.

## Aircraft

- Registration: CC-CBB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GARLICK UH1H
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Other work use, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Sociedad Aero Flight Services S.A
- Registered owner: Sociedad de Servicios Aereos Vina Ltda

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; commercial

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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