# NTSB GAA24WA047: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, N2249Z, El Mirador, Guatemala, November 30, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: November 30, 2023, 23:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: El Mirador, Guatemala
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 6 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Guatemala DGAC
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA24WA047
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193465/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA047

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=1182107), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2249Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2249Z-2025-07-14), registration cancelled 2025-07-14, S/N 45753 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 45753
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

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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