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Bell 206-L4 TG-MUK

8 July 2011 · Tecpan, Guatemala · Fatal

Summary

On 8 July 2011 at about 21:45 local time, a Bell 206-L4 registered TG-MUK was involved in an accident near Tecpan, Guatemala. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Tecpan, Guatemala
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206-L4
Registration
TG-MUK
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
NTSB number
CEN11WA493

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 2 1 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.

Read the full 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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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