Bell OH-58 HI-855

Summary

On 2 February 2009 at about 17:45 local time, a Bell OH-58 registered HI-855 was involved in an accident near Dominican Republic. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 February 2009 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Dominican Republic

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell OH-58

Registration

HI-855

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN09WA160

Nobody was injured.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On February 2, 2009, about 1745 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a single-engine Bell helicopter, registration HI-855, impacted terrain after a loss of engine power, while do agricultural application work in the southwest section of Dominican Republic. The pilot and one additional crewmember were not injured. The airplane operated by Kellisa II, SA. The accident investigation is under the control and jurisdiction of the Government of the Dominican Republic. Any further information may be obtained from: Presidencia de la Republica Dominicana Secretaria Administrativa de la Presidencia Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC) Edificio de Oficinas Gubernamentales Avenida Mexico Esq. Dr. Delgado Bloque "A", Segundo Piso Apartado Postal 1180 Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the DGAC of the Dominican Republic.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.