# NTSB ERA14WA196: Robinson R22 - Beta, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, March 23, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 23, 2014, 13:55 local (13:55 UTC)
- Place: Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Coordinates: -21.263889, -47.807498 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-21.2639&lon=-47.8075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: 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): 89054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA196
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89054/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA196

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: 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)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 23, 2014, about 1355 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R22 Beta, Brazilian registration PP-SSP, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground on a corn plantation in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. The pilot and a passenger were fatally injured. The local flight departed a private heliport located in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations.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 Investigation Division 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: PP-SSP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R22 - BETA
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 4613
- Year built: 2013
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aces High Esc. Top De Aviacao Civil Ltda
- Registered owner: Serpas Transportes E Locacao Ltda
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: SSUE, Minas Gerais
- Destination: SSUE, Minas Gerais
- Airport: SSUE, Alem Paraiba

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather



## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 16, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89054. 50 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411264&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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