ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186481
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| Date: | Thursday 22 March 1990 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Gobierno del Estado de Jalisco |
| Registration: | XC-GDL |
| MSN: | 45329 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cerro Los Parrajes, JAL -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Guadalajara, JAL (09:00) |
| Villa Purificación | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Whilst en route from Guaralajara to Villa Purificacion, the helicopter suffered an engine failure. The pilot attempted to carry out an auto-rotative landing, but due to the mountainous terrain, the helicopter crashed. The engine failure resulted from a fatigue failure of the first stage turbine.
Of the six persons on board (pilot and five passengers), the pilot and three passengers suffered serious injuries, one female passenger* died from injuries in hospital.
Sources:
1. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
El Informador 23 March 1990, p3C*
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2016 23:06 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 25-May-2018 12:25 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2024 06:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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