GAA23WA025

NTSB accident investigation · Bell UH-1 · San Clemente, Chile · November 3, 2022

Accident · FatalClass 3 · Foreign
Date
November 3, 2022, 10:15 local (13:15 UTC)
Place
San Clemente, Chile · Región del Maule
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
CC-CXZBell UH-1
Defining event
Maneuvering: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Parties
DGAC, Ozark Aeroworks
Case key
106250

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
CC-CXZ
Reported as
Bell UH-1 (D)
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
8057
Built
1969
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
External load · Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Servicios Aéreos Kipreos Ltda
Registered owner
Helicopteros Del Pacifico
Departed
Talca
Destination
Same as departure

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day