# NTSB ERA13WA108: Sikorsky S61, Carauari, Brazil, October 10, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 10, 2012, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Carauari, Brazil
- Coordinates: -4.876389, -66.89083
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-4.8764&lon=-66.8908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86000/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86000
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA108

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-VFR pattern final: Engine shutdown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/140); cases with it: [All aircraft, 80 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/140/sequence.md)
- [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 10, 2012, at 1630 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Sikorsky S-61, Brazilian registration PR-HRU, experienced a loss of power in the number one engine and performed a single-engine landing to Carauari Airport, Carauari Municipality, Brazil. The flight was operated by HRT. The two pilots onboard were not injured. According to information provided by the government of Brazil, helicopter was on final approach for landing when the number one engine experienced a loss of power. The engine temperature began to increase, and the pilots performed an emergency shutdown. The helicopter landed without incident. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Brazil. Further information can be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division SHIS – QI 05 – VI Comar, Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel (55-61) 3364-8838, Fax (55-61) 3365-1004 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-HRU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S61 (N)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 61491
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Hrt
- Departed: Carauari
- Destination: Carauari
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: Carauari Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 18, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86000. 82 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 82 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40384931&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%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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