# NTSB MIA95WA068: Bell 206B3, N59556, Neacon, Nicaragua, January 29, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 29, 1995, 08:11 local (14:11 UTC)
- Place: Neacon, Nicaragua
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95WA068
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37859/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA068

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59556](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59556-1997-09-02), registration cancelled 1997-09-02, S/N 1372 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Bell 206B3
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Helica Helicopteros Sa.
- Departed: UNKNOWN, OF
- Destination: OF
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 52 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19950129049109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950129049109A), Jan 29, 1995: Bell 206B3, Nicaragua, Substantial damage. (-16) Due to reported eng failure a hard landing resulted substantially damaging the craft. We probably will not receive further information from the…

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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