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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