Bell 206L-3 TG-LOU

Summary

On 25 September 2014 at about 14:30 local time, a Bell 206L-3 registered TG-LOU, operated by Not Provided, was involved in an accident near Suchitepéquez Department, Guatemala. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 September 2014 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Suchitepéquez Department, Guatemala

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206L-3

Registration

TG-LOU

Category

Unknown

Operator

Not Provided

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN14WA529

Injuries not recorded.

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 September 25, 2014, about 1430 UTC, a Bell 206L-3 helicopter (s/n 51342), TG-LOU, impacted terrain during agricultural crop spraying operations near Municipio Santa Barbará, departamento de Suchitepéquez, Guatemala. The helicopter was substantially damaged; and the sole occupant was fatally injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil of Guatemala. Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from: DGAC Guatemala Departamento de Accidentes e Incidentes 9na Avenida 14-75 Zona 13 Ciudad Guatemala [email protected] Investigator-in-Charge: Señor Victor Haroldo Celada Muñoz Telephone: 502 23215234-38 E-mail: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil of Guatemala.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.