# NTSB ERA10WA371: Robinson R44, Novo Horizonte, Brazil, July 16, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 16, 2010, 16:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Novo Horizonte, Brazil
- Coordinates: -21.451389, -49.437778 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-21.4514&lon=-49.4378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA371
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76709/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76709
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA371

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 10537
- Engines: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 28, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76709. 7 KB in all.

- ERA10WA371 Docket Memorandum (item 1, .PDF, 7 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40333902&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=ERA10WA371%20Docket%20Memorandum-Master.PDF

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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