# NTSB FTW02WA141: Bell 206L3, Coca, Ecuador, May 2, 2002

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 2, 2002, 14:19 local (14:19 UTC)
- Place: Coca, Ecuador
- Coordinates: -0.462777, -76.986663
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-0.4628&lon=-76.9867&mi=10
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 54652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW02WA141
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54652/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02WA141

## Aircraft

- Registration: HC-BXA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Bell 206L3
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Flight test, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Icaro S.A.
- Departed: COCA
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.