# NTSB FTW03WA215: Bell 206L-3, Solola, Guatemala, September 1, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 1, 2003, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Solola, Guatemala
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: San Antonio, Texas
- NTSB case key (mKey): 57880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW03WA215
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57880/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03WA215

## Aircraft

- Registration: TG-HDG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Bell 206L-3
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Helicopteros de Guatemala
- Departed: Guatemala City
- Destination: Panajachel
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC)
- Visibility: 0.5 statute miles
- Temperature: 81 °F

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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