# NTSB ENG26WA003: Sikorsky S92, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, October 15, 2025

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 4 · Foreign
- Date: October 15, 2025, 11:21 local (11:21 UTC)
- Place: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 16 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG26WA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/201909/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26WA003

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: PR-BGM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S92 (A)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 920153
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: LíDer TáXi AéReo S.A. - Air Brasil
- Registered owner: Brazil (LÍDER TÁXI AÉREO S.A. - AIR BRASIL)
- Departed: 9PLR, Valaris DS-17 maritime unit
- Destination: SBJR, Rio de Janeiro
- Airport: 9PLR, Valaris DS-17 maritime unit

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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