# NTSB ERA11WA251: Eurocopter AS-355-F2, Alto Alegre, Brazil, April 6, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 6, 2011, 22:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place: Alto Alegre, Brazil
- Coordinates: 2.727222, -61.040832 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=2.7272&lon=-61.0408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA251
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78902/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78902
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA251

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-descent: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 6, 2011, about 2225 coordinated universal time, a Eurocopter AS-355-F2, Brazilian registration PT-HNA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Alto Alegre, Brazil. The pilot and one passenger incurred minor injuries, and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Surucucu, Brazil (SWUQ) and was destined for Boa Vista, Brazil (SBBV). The flight was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Areonautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center SHIS - QI 05 - VI COMAR Brasilia -DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: 55 61 3364 8800 Fax: 53 61 3365 1004 dipaa@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-HNA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS-355-F2
- Serial number: 5736
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: JVC Aerotáxi Ltda
- Registered owner: JVC Aerotáxi Ltda
- Departed: SWUQ, Surucucu
- Destination: SBBV, Bon Vista
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 25, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78902. 50 KB in all.

- Foreign Investigation Statement (item 1, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40346702&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Investigation%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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