Summary
On February 09, 2011, a Scotts-bell 47, Inc. 47G-4A (YV447A) was involved in an accident near El Tocuyo, VE. The accident resulted in 1 fatal injury. The aircraft was destroyed.
On February 9, 2011, about 1300 UTC, a Scotts-Bell 47, Inc., 47G-4A, YV-447A, collided into mountainous terrain near El Tocuyo, Venezuela. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and flight plan information is unknown for the foreign non-U.S. non commercial flight from Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (SVAC), Acarigua, Venezuela. The helicopter was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire and the commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The flight originated from SVAC about 1030 UTC.
While en-route for an aerial application flight, the helicopter collided with mountainous terrain for undetermined reasons.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Venezuela.
This accident is documented in NTSB report ERA11WA145. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft YV447A.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On February 9, 2011, about 1300 UTC, a Scotts-Bell 47, Inc., 47G-4A, YV-447A, collided into mountainous terrain near El Tocuyo, Venezuela. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and flight plan information is unknown for the foreign non-U.S. non commercial flight from Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (SVAC), Acarigua, Venezuela. The helicopter was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire and the commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The flight originated from SVAC about 1030 UTC.
While en-route for an aerial application flight, the helicopter collided with mountainous terrain for undetermined reasons.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Venezuela. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Officina de Inspectoria Aeronautica
Parque Central Torre Este, Piso 34
Apartado de Correos 17587
Caracas, Venezuela
Phone: 58-212-201-3828
Fax: 58-212-509-2425
This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Venezuela.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ERA11WA145