ERA15WA098

On December 27, 2014, about 1240 UTC, an Aerospatiale AS350B, Brazil registration PT-HNC, collided with trees near Rio-Santos, Bertioga, Brazil. The pilot and 4 passengers were fatally injured, and the helicopter was destroyed. The helicopter was registered to and operated by Helimarte Taxi Aereo, under the provisions of a commercial air transport non-scheduled domestic passenger flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and flight plan information is unknown. The flight originated about 2 minutes earlier from Iporanga-Guaruja Helipport (SDIX), Guaruja-Sao Paulo, Bazil, and was destined for Imigrantes Heliport (SDEY), Diadema, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff into a wooded area, and an explosion occurred upon contacting the ground. The helicopter was equipped with a Roll-Royce engine. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention And Investigation Center (CENIPA) Information Technology Division SHIS-QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil, 71.615.600 Phone: 55 61 3364 8819 Facsimile: 55 61 3365 1004 E-mail: dti@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Brazil.