Summary
On August 02, 2017, a Robinson R44 (XB-MWZ) was involved in an accident near Puerto Chiapas, MX. The accident resulted in 1 fatal injury, with 1 person uninjured out of 2 aboard. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
On August 2, 2017, about 2115 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44 helicopter, XB-MWZ, had a loss of engine power and subsequently impacted the Pacific Ocean near Puerto Chiapas, Mexico. Two persons were on board the helicopter. One person was reported as fatally injured and the other person as uninjured. The local helicopter flight originated from a fishing vessel. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government of the Mexico.Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Providencia No.
This accident is documented in NTSB report CEN17WA321. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft XB-MWZ.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On August 2, 2017, about 2115 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44 helicopter, XB-MWZ, had a loss of engine power and subsequently impacted the Pacific Ocean near Puerto Chiapas, Mexico. Two persons were on board the helicopter. One person was reported as fatally injured and the other person as uninjured. The local helicopter flight originated from a fishing vessel. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government of the Mexico.Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil
Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes
Providencia No. 807 - 6o piso
Colonia del Valle
Codigo Postal 03100
México, D.F.
Mexico
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN17WA321