- Date
- January 3, 2013, 16:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Caraguatatuba, Brazil
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PR-DUBRobinson R66
- Defining event
- Enroute: Miscellaneous/other
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 87180
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On January 3, 2013, about 1600 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Robinson R-66 Helicopter, Brazilian registration PR-DUB, was destroyed when it impacted a dense forest and the side of a hill in the Caraguatatuba Municipality, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The flight which was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations had departed from São José dos Campos Airport (SBSJ), São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil and was destined for Maroum Heliport (SJDO), Maroum, São Paulo, Brazil. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. Further information can be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division CENIPA SHIS – QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Telephone: (55-61) 3364-8800 Fax: (55-61) 3365-1004 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PR-DUB
- Reported as
- Robinson R66
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0085
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1, 224 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed
- SBSJ · Sao Jose dos Ca
- Destination
- SJDO · Maroum
- Flight plan
- Unknown