# NTSB ERA10WA509: Robinson R44, Lagoa do Triunfo, Para, Brazil, September 15, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 15, 2010, 21:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place: Lagoa do Triunfo, Para, Brazil
- Coordinates: -6.538055, -52.768611 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-6.5381&lon=-52.7686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA509
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77581/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77581
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA509

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 15, 2010, about 2150 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R-44 II helicopter, Brazilian registration PR-DAN, was substantially damaged when it impacted the terrain in Lagoa do Triunfo, Para, Brazil. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The helicopter departed from a farm, and was en route to Fazenda Lagoa do Triunfo Airport (SNXK), Sao Felix do Xingu, Para, Brazil. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigative Division SHIS–QI 05–VI COMAR Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PR-DAN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 (II)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 12938
- Engines: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Lagoa do Triunf
- Destination: SNXK, Sao Felix do Xi
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: SNXK, Fazenda Lagoa do Triunfo

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 25, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77581. 7 KB in all.

- Other Pertinent Forms and Reports: Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 7 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40337925&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Other%20Pertinent%20Forms%20and%20Reports%3A%20Foreign%20Accident%20Statement-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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