Bell 206 B31127

Summary

On 22 November 2015, a Bell 206 registered B31127 was involved in an accident near New Taipei City, Taiwan. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 November 2015

Classification

Accident

Location

New Taipei City, Taiwan

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206

Registration

B31127

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ANC16WA007

2 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 November 22, 2015, about 0302 Coordinated Universal Time, a Bell 206 helicopter, Taiwan Island registration number B-31127, operated by Emerald Pacific Airlines, was destroyed following an impact with terrain about 7 nautical miles southwest of Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan. Both crew members received fatal injuries. The AVIATION SAFETY COUNCIL, Taiwan is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the helicopter engine, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist Aviation Safety Council (ASC) in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to ASC at: Aviation Safety Council, Taiwan 11th Floor, 200, Section 3, Beixin Road, Xindian District New Taipei City 231, Tiawan (R.O.C.) Tel: 886-1-89127388 Fax: 886-2-8912-7399

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.