Bell 206 B-31118

Summary

On 10 June 2017 at about 04:55 local time, a Bell 206 registered B-31118 was involved in an accident near Fengbin, Taiwan. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 June 2017 at 04:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Fengbin, Taiwan

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206

Registration

B-31118

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ANC17WA029

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 June 10, 2017, about 1255 Taipei local time (0455 UTC), a Taiwanese registered Bell 206B3 helicopter, B-31118, operated by Emerald Pacific Airlines, impacted remote mountainous terrain about 8 miles south of Fengbin, Hualien County, under unknown circumstances. The purpose of the flight was to conduct aerial photography operations. The helicopter was destroyed and the pilot and two passengers received fatal injuries. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Taiwan. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained by the Government of Taiwan. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Taiwan Aviation Safety Council 11th Floor, 200, Section 3, Beixin Road, Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan (Republic of China) Phone: 886-2-8912-7388 Fax: 886-2-8912-7399 https://www.asc.gov.tw/main_en

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.