Accident MD Helicopters MD530F (369FF) N5841Z,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386474
 
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Date:Tuesday 9 April 2024
Time:09:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic H500 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MD Helicopters MD530F (369FF)
Owner/operator:LUMA - Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Registration: N5841Z
MSN: 0135FF
Year of manufacture:1999
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Ceiba-José Aponte de la Torre Airport (NRR/TJRV) -   Puerto Rico
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ)
Destination airport:Ceiba-José Aponte de la Torre Airport (NRR/TJRV)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The helicopter struck ground with the tail rotor while performing maneuvers at Ceiba-José Aponte de la Torre Airport (NRR).

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/3gShzso6rdLNVLtN/?mibextid=oFDknkSelf

NTSB
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a78757&lat=18.248&lon=-65.677&zoom=12.7&showTrace=2024-04-09&trackLabels

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Apr-2024 17:12 Captain Adam Added
09-Apr-2024 17:46 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code]
09-Apr-2024 17:53 ASN Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source]
09-Apr-2024 17:54 ASN Updated [Category]
10-Apr-2024 14:05 ASN Updated [Phase, Narrative]
23-Apr-2024 16:04 Captain Adam Updated [Time, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Category, Accident report]

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