- Date
- September 10, 2010, 14:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Itanhaem, Brazil
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PT-YONRobinson R44
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 77462
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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 September 10, 2010, about 1445 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Robinson Helicopters R44, Brazilian registration PT-YON, operated by AM Transportes Ltda ME, crashed into mountainous terrain near Itanhaem, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The flight was en route from Peruibe, state of Sao Paulo (SSMW) to the city of Sao Paulo (SBMT). The pilot and one passenger were 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
- PT-YON
- Reported as
- Robinson R44
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 10674
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-F1B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- AM Transportes Ltda ME
- Registered owner
- AM Transportes Ltda ME
- Departed
- SSMW · Peruibe
- Destination
- SBMT · Sao Paulo
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 6, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 7 KB in all.