# NTSB LAX08WA305: Bell 206, Douglas Camp, Papua New Guinea, September 25, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 25, 2008, 00:12 local (00:12 UTC)
- Place: Douglas Camp, Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates: -7, 142 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-7.0000&lon=142.0000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-hover: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08WA305
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74246/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08WA305

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-hover: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 25, 2008, at 1012 local time, a Bell 206L3, Papua New Guinea (PNG) registry P2-HBC, crashed in a remote area near Douglas Camp (PNG) under unknown circumstances while reportedly performing long line operations. The helicopter was operated by Heli Niugini under the pertinent provisions of the PNG civil aviation regulations. The helicopter sustained substantial damage and the pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The accident is under the jurisdiction of, and is being investigated by, the Papua New Guinea aircraft accident investigation authority. Further information can be obtained from: Director of Air Safety Investigation Department of Civil Aviation P.O. Box 684 Boroko, NCD Papua New Guinea Tel.: (675) 271764 Fax: (675) 272201 AFTN: AYPYYAYX Telex: 22203 NE

## Aircraft

- Registration: P2-HBC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (L3)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 51396
- Engines: ALLISON 250-C30P 430 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: External load, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Heli Niugini
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Douglas Camp
- Destination: Douglas Camp
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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