# NTSB WAS02WA012: Bell 412EP, Rio Frio, Mexico, December 18, 2001

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 18, 2001, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Rio Frio, Mexico
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 9 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 53926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WAS02WA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53926/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS02WA012

## Aircraft

- Registration: XC-PUE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Bell 412EP
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Government of the State of Puebla
- Departed: Rio Frio
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Temperature: 68 °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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