Accident to the helicopter EC130-B4 registered TG-MCN on 01/09/2016 at Peten Lake [Investigation led by AIB / Guatemala]

Preliminary data based on notification from the Guatemalan authorities:

Fase de vuelo de reconocimiento, sobre el area de San Andres en vuelo bajo.

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General information
Local date	01/09/2016
Responsible entity	Guatemala - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Guatemala
Location	Lac de Petén Itzá
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2016-0546

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Guatemala - Other (CHOP-AIR)
Manufacturer / Model	EUROCOPTER - EC130
Aircraft Registration	TG-MCN
State of registry	Guatemala
Last departure point	Guatemala - MGMM : Melchor de mencos
Planned destination	Guatemala - Other (Bolontiku hotel, San Andres)
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number	3784
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Unknown

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