# NTSB DCA08WA061: Agusta/Westland A109S, Paraty, Brazil, April 30, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: April 30, 2008, 22:59 local (22:59 UTC)
- Place: Paraty, Brazil
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08WA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68052/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08WA061

## Factual narrative

On April 30, 2008, at approximately 22:59 UTC, an Agusta Westland A109S helicopter, Brazilian registration PR-IPO, crashed after departure from the Parati/Condomínio Laranjeiras heliport, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.  There were 2 fatalities.  The Brazil CENIPA has requested assistance from the US manufacturers of electronic components in the helicopter to download non-volatile memory information.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PR-IPO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Agusta/Westland A109S
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Cosan S/A IndúStria E ComéRcio
- Departed: SDLA, Paraty
- Destination: SBJR, Rio de Janeiro
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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