Bell UH-1B LVWAV

15 August 1996 · Concepcion, Argentina · Fatal

Summary

On 15 August 1996 at about 22:00 local time, a Bell UH-1B registered LVWAV, operated by Manuel Prieto, was involved in an accident near Concepcion, Argentina. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 15 August 1996 at 22:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Concepcion, Argentina
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell UH-1B
Registration: LVWAV
Category: Helicopter
Operator: Manuel Prieto
Operating rule: Non-U.S., Commercial
Purpose of flight: Business
Phase of flight: Not recorded
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Not Reported
NTSB number: MIA96WA230

People

8 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
8	8	0	0	0

Probable cause

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.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record MIA96WA230, from the public aviation accident database.

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