Bell 412 XA-VVD
18 July 2005 · Ciudad Carmen, Mexico · Fatal
Summary
On 18 July 2005 at about 01:30 local time, a Bell 412 registered XA-VVD, operated by Helivan S.A. de C.V., was involved in an accident near Ciudad Carmen, Mexico. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ciudad Carmen, Mexico
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 412
- Registration
- XA-VVD
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Helivan S.A. de C.V.
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ciudad Carmen → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- NTSB number
- DFW05WA184
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 30 Apr 2005 | Bell 407 | La Primavera, Mexico | Helivan | Fatal | 1 |
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