# NTSB WAS01WA009: Bell 206L-1, Rocafuerte, Ecuador, May 25, 2001

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 25, 2001, 22:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Rocafuerte, Ecuador
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 52366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WAS01WA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52366/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS01WA009

## Aircraft

- Registration: HC-BQP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Bell 206L-1
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Aeromasters S.A.
- Departed: COCA
- Destination: ROCAFUERTE
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F

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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