Robinson R44 ZP-HAH

Summary

On 2 February 2013 at about 21:15 local time, a Robinson R44 registered ZP-HAH, operated by Helitactica, S.A., was involved in an accident near Asuncion, Paraguay. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 February 2013 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Asuncion, Paraguay

Coordinates

-23.9681, -57.6811

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

ZP-HAH

Operator

Helitactica, S.A.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Concepcion → Asuncion

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA13RA125

3 people died.

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, 2013, about 2115 local time (February 3, 2013, 0015 coordinated universal time), a Robinson R44, Paraguayan registration ZP-HAH, operated by Helitactica S.A., was destroyed when it impacted sparsely populated terrain about 27 nautical miles west-northwest of Puerto Antequera, Paraguay. Night lighting conditions prevailed at the time with rain showers in the vicinity. The private pilot and two passengers, one a presidential candidate, were fatally injured. The flight, which originated at Teniente Coronel Carmelo Peralta Airport (SGCO), Concepcion, Paraguay, was en route to Sajonia Naval Base, Asuncion, Paraguay, and was operating under Paraguayan flight regulations. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Paraguay. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Direccion Nacional de Aeronautica Civil Centro de Investigacion y Prevencion de Accidentes Aeronauticos (CIPAA) Aeropuerto International Silvio Pettirossi CC 1752 Asuncion Asuncion Paraguay Phone: (595-21) 64559 Fax: (595-21) 645599 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information that was released by the government of Paraguay.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.