- Date
- December 9, 2011, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sao Bento do Sul, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PR-KLARobinson R44
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Loss of visual reference
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Miami International Field Office
- Case key
- 82538
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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 December 9, 2011 at 1630 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44, Brazilian registration PR-KLA, operated by SASH Locacao de Veiculos LTDA, as a personal flight, impacted terrain in the vicinity of Fazenda Coqueiros, Sao Bento do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The commercial-rated pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed Malwee Jaragua do Sul Airport (SSJS), Santa Catarina, Brazil en-route to a heliport (SNDY) in the vicinity of Fazenda Coqueiros. According to the Brazilian authorities witnesses reported hearing the helicopter flying over the region in cloudy weather with light rain. Suddenly there was the noise of an explosion. When they arrived at the accident site the helicopter was found destroyed. 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 dac.saai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes, and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PR-KLA
- Reported as
- Robinson R44 (II)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 13111
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- SASH Locacao de Veiculos
- Registered owner
- SASH Locacao de Veiculos
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SSJS · Santa Catrarina
- Destination
- SNDY · Fazenda Coqueir
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Seat
- Right
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.90 inHg
- Observed at
- SBCT, 50 nm away
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 20, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 40 KB in all.