- Date
- September 13, 2015
- Place
- Chong Qing, China, China
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- B-7702Bell 407
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 92100
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Factual narrative
On September 13, 2015, at 0600 local time, a Bell 407 GX, B-7702, operated by Chong Qing General Aviation Corporation, collided with terrain during an aerial photo operation near Chong Qing, P. R. China. The helicopter was being operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of China. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the two flight crew and two passengers were fatally injured. The accident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13, as the state of manufacture for the engines. Further information pertaining to this accident should be directed to: Aircraft Accident Investigation Division Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Southwest Regional Administration of CAAC China Tel: +86 20 8613 1650
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- B-7702
- Reported as
- Bell 407 (GX)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown