ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218370
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| Date: | 22-NOV-2018 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri |
| Owner/operator: | Lifestyle Helicopter Leasing INC |
| Registration: | N124ML |
| MSN: | 1262 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 24 miles (39 km) NW of La Romana -
 Dominican Republic
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Rio San Juan |
| S of La Romana | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft took off from Río San Juan to La Romana Int’l airport MDLR with 5 peoples on board, after having been transfered to the La Romana tower the pilot reported being 6 miles NW out and the tower report with the traffic inside, Clear to land. Around 30 seconds after the controller lost the visual contact with the helicopter and called couples of times with no answer. the helicopter crashed and all POB died.
ex.N523AL, N882DD, N38VC.
Sources:
http://costaverdedr.com/hallan-muertos-a-los-seis-ocupantes-de-helicoptero-desaparecido-en-la-romana/
https://listindiario.com/la-republica/2018/11/23/542856/desaparece-helicoptero-que-salio-de-rio-san-juan-con-6-personas-a-bordo
https://es.rodexo.com/2018/11/23/buscan-helicoptero-desaparecio-con-5-turistas-y-su-piloto-en-trayecto-a-la-romana/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/5-killed-after-helicopter-crashes-in-dominican-republic/2018/11/23/e84b3b74-ef42-11e8-8b47-bd0975fd6199_story.html?utm_term=.73108becadd3
https://www.bea.aero/index.php?id=40&L=1&news=20333&cHash=71bb5b24c0eebd204dfb2e0b337b6130
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https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=124ML
http://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/small/000/540/540028.jpg
Media:
Primeras fotos del Helicóptero que se accidento en la romana.#AccidenteAereo #Helicoptero #ListinErrede pic.twitter.com/cgeRCb2CRZ
— Listín Erredé (@ListinErrede) 23 novembre 2018
⚠️ Accident mortel @AirbusHeli #EC120 immatriculé N124ML survenu le 23/11/18 à La Romana (Rép. Dominicaine). 2 enquêteurs @BEA_Aero sont sur place / Examens épave et moteur en cours. Des éléments ont été prélevés et certains seront analysés au BEA. / Enquête dirigée par CIAA. pic.twitter.com/zAuAkwIHv5
— BEA | Bureau d'Enquêtes & d'Analyses ✈️ 🚁🛩 🇫🇷 (@BEA_Aero) 29 novembre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2018 07:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Nov-2018 08:51 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 23-Nov-2018 20:42 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2018 20:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 23-Nov-2018 20:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2018 20:55 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 23-Nov-2018 21:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature] |
| 23-Nov-2018 22:03 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 23-Nov-2018 22:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Nov-2018 11:46 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 29-Dec-2018 14:39 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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