AgustaWestland AW139 EC-NEH

Summary

On 12 June 2019 at about 13:30 local time, a AgustaWestland AW139 registered EC-NEH was involved in an accident near Albarracín, Spain. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 June 2019 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Albarracín, Spain

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

AgustaWestland AW139

Registration

EC-NEH

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN19WA273

Nobody was injured.

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 June 12, 2019, about 1330 local time, an AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter, EC-NEH, executed an emergency landing to an open field near Albarracín, Spain, for unknown reasons. The pilot and sole occupant sustained no injury, and the helicopter sustained substantial damage. The helicopter, operated by Babcock España as a positioning flight, had departed from the Alicante-Muchamiel Airfield (LEMU), Muchamiel, Spain, and was enroute to a search and rescue airbase in Gijón, Spain, when the emergency landing occurred. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Spain. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer of the avionics system installed in the helicopter. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil C/ Fruela, 6 28011 Madrid, Spain Telephone: 91 5978960 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.fomento.gob.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.