# NTSB ERA09WA354: Robinson R-44, Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, May 22, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 22, 2009, 21:39 local (21:39 UTC)
- Place: Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09WA354
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74072/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09WA354

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,154 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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.

- Pilot

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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