- Date
- December 21, 2010, 13:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Aracuju, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- PR-HQBBell 206
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 78069
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Findings · 2
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
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 December 21, 2010, about 1300 universal coordinated time, a Bell 206B, Brazilian registration PR-HQB, during an approach for landing; encountered a strong wind gust, impacted the terrain, and was substantially damaged in Aracaju, Segripe, Brazil. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The helicopter had departed Aracaju/Aeroclube (SNAU), Sergipe, Brazil for the local flight. This investigation is under the 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-HQB
- Reported as
- Bell 206 (B)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 487
- Engine
- Rolls- Royce, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Floyne Servico Aereo Expecializado Ltda
- Registered owner
- Floyne Servico Aereo Expecializado Ltda
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SNAU · Aracuju/Aeroclube
- Destination
- SNAU · Aracuju/Aeroclube
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SNAU · Aracaju/Aeroclube
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 4, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 22 KB in all.