# NTSB FTW04WA173: Bell UH-1B, N64CC, Las Bocas, Mexico, June 12, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 12, 2004, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Las Bocas, Mexico
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: San Antonio, Texas
- NTSB case key (mKey): 59554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW04WA173
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59554/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04WA173

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64CC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64CC-2022-01-08), registration cancelled 2022-01-08, S/N 62-1894 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Bell UH-1B
- Registry model: [Bell UH-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (registry code 1181410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41549, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: San Joaquin Helicopters, doing business as San Joaquin Helicopters
- Departed: NONE, Los Mochis
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 280° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg
- Observed at: BFL

## Other investigations on N64CC (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW99WA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99WA109), Apr 5, 1999: Bell UH1-B (N64CC), Mexico City, Mexico, substantial damage

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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