- Date
- May 22, 2009, 21:39 local (21:39 UTC)
- Place
- Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- PR-NDFRobinson R-44
- Defining event
- Approach: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 74072
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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.
Factual narrative
On May 22, 2009, at 2139 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Brazilian registered Robinson R-44, PR-NDF, was destroyed when it impacted the ground during approach to land at the Vitoria da Conquista Airport (SBQV), Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations. According to the Government of Brazil, when the airplane was on approach to SBQV it collided with the ground and was destroyed. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention And Investigation Center (CENIPA) SHIS-QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil, 71.615.600 Phone: 55 61 3364 8800 Facsimile: 55 61 3365 1004 E-mail: dipaa@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PR-NDF
- Reported as
- Robinson R-44
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Rotiv, LTDA
- Departed
- SBMK · Montes Claros
- Destination
- SBQV · Vitoria da Conquista
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SBQV · Vitoria da Conquista Airport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot