# NTSB GAA21WA103: Precision Helicopters UH-1H, N1206G, Rayón, Mexico, May 2, 2021

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: May 2, 2021, 16:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Rayón, Mexico
- Coordinates: 21.84355, -99.639564
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.8436&lon=-99.6396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-hover: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 103047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA21WA103
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103047/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA103

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-hover: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [Precision Helicopters UH-1H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=1181429), [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1206G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1206G-2023-05-17), registration cancelled 2023-05-17, S/N 66-00786, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PRECISION HELICOPTERS LLC UH-1H
- Registry model: [Precision Helicopters UH-1H](https://openairdocs.org/model/precision-helicopters-uh-1h) (registry code 1181429) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming T53-L-13](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13) (registry code 41551, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 66-00786
- Year built: 1966
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Registered owner: Trans Aero Ltd

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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