ENG25WA056

NTSB accident investigation · AgustaWestlands AW119 Mkii · Britânia, state of Goiás, Brazil · July 20, 2025

AccidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
July 20, 2025, 12:30 local (12:30 UTC)
Place
Britânia, state of Goiás, Brazil
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
PR-CBGAgustaWestlands AW119 Mkii
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
201991

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Loss of engine power (total)Maneuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 3,820 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
PR-CBG
Reported as
AgustaWestlands AW119 Mkii
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
14765
Engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-37A, 917 horsepower, turbo shaft
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Military Firefighters of Brazil
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown