# NTSB ERA14WA132: Robinson R22 - Beta, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 18, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 18, 2014, 13:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Coordinates: -23.077777, -43.553333
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-23.0778&lon=-43.5533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA132
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88840/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88840
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA132

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 18, 2014, about 1315 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R22 - BETA, Brazilian registration PT-YFV, was destroyed when it impacted water, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The local training flight originated from Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport (SBJR), near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may 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 dipaa.spai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-YFV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R22 - BETA (BETA)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 2780
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 131 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Nacional Escola de Pilotagem Ltda
- Registered owner: Nacional Escola de Pilotagem Ltda
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SBJR, Rio de Janeiro
- Destination: SBJR, Rio de Janeiro

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Flight instructor; injuries: fatal

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 6, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88840. 23 KB in all.

- Foreign Investigation Statement (item 1, .PDF, 23 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40410542&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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