# NTSB NYC08WA320: Garlick UH-1D, Copiapo, Chile, August 21, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 21, 2008, 05:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place: Copiapo, Chile
- Coordinates: -27.329999, -70.394721
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-27.3300&lon=-70.3947&mi=10
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA International Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08WA320
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68981/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08WA320

## Probable cause

None.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-descent: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Analysis

None.

## Factual narrative

On August 21, 2008, about 0530 Chilean local time, a Garlick UH-1D, Chilean registry CC-CKD, was destroyed when it descended into mountainous terrain shortly after taking off from a helipad in Copiapo, Atacama Region, Chile. The Chilean certificated commercial pilot incurred minor injuries. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was conducted under Chilean flight regulations. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Chile. Further information may be obtained from: Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil Departamento Prevencion de Accidentes Elena Blanco 1050, Providencia Santiago, Chile Tel: 56-2-4368141 Fax: 56-2-4368142 Email: segvuel@dgac.cl http://www.dgac.cl/portal/page?_pageid=239,83172&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL This report is for informational purposes only, and only contains information released by the government of Chile.

## Aircraft

- Registration: CC-CKD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Garlick UH-1D
- Serial number: 8052
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Servicios Aereos Kipreos Limitada
- Registered owner: Servicios Aereos Kipreos Limitada
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Copiapo
- Destination: Copiapo
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night

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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