BELL 206 - L4 near Tecpan — 2011-07-08
Investigation ongoingCEN11WA493
- Date
- 2011-07-08
- Location
- Tecpan, GT
- Aircraft
- BELL 206 - L4
- Registration
- TG-MUK
- Category
- Helicopter
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatalities
- 2
Probable cause
Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.
NTSB narrative
On July 8, 2011, about 2145 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Bell 206L-4 helicopter, TG-MUK, was destroyed after impacting wires and terrain near Tecpan, Guatemala. The pilot was seriously injured and two passengers were fatally injured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Guatemala. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of Guatemala. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil Aeropuerto Internacional "La Aurora" Zona 13 Guatemala, Centro América