- Date
- July 16, 2010, 16:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Novo Horizonte, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PR-TNBRobinson R44
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 76709
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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 July 16, 2010, about 1645 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Robinson R-44 helicopter, Brazilian registration PR-TNB, operated by Pereira Alvim Participacoes e Empreendimentos Ltda, was destroyed by fire after landing in a cane field at Novo Horizonte, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The flight was en route from a private farm in the State of Sao Paulo to Ribeirao Preto (SBRP), State of Sao Paulo. The pilot was not injured, while one passenger had minor injuries and a second passenger was killed. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center SHIS – QI 05 – VI COMAR Brasilía-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: +55 61 3364 8800 Fax: +55 61 3365 1004 dipaa@cenipa.aer.mil.br
Aircraft
- Registration
- PR-TNB
- Reported as
- Robinson R44
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 10537
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-F1B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Pereira Alvim Participacoes e Empreendimentos Ltda
- Registered owner
- Pereira Alvim Participacoes e Empreendimentos Ltda
- Destination
- SBRP · Ribeirao Preto
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 28, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 7 KB in all.