Bell 206 XC-BAM
3 July 2010 · La Tuna, Mexico · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 July 2010 at about 16:30 local time, a Bell 206 registered XC-BAM, operated by Gobierno del Estado de Sinaloa, was involved in an accident near La Tuna, Mexico. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Tuna, Mexico
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206
- Registration
- XC-BAM
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gobierno del Estado de Sinaloa
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- NTSB number
- CEN10WA413
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 206 helicopter that occurred on July 03, 2010. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Mexico.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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