# NTSB WAS02WA028: Bell 206 B III, Anaco, Venezuela, March 20, 2002

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 20, 2002, 20:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Anaco, Venezuela
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 minor; on the ground: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 54392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WAS02WA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54392/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS02WA028

## Aircraft

- Registration: YV-324C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Bell 206 B III
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Aerotecnica S.A.
- Departed: Anaco
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

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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