# NTSB IAD98RA090: Bell UH-1H, N159, Nueva Colonia, Colombia, July 18, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 18, 1998, 18:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place: Nueva Colonia, Colombia
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 45516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD98RA090
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45516/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98RA090

## Aircraft

- Registration: N159 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Bell UH-1H
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Policia Nacional De Colombia

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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