# NTSB ERA15WA250: Bell 206B, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, June 16, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 16, 2015, 19:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place: Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Coordinates: -20.549722, -43.491943 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-20.5497&lon=-43.4919&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA250
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91431/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA250

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 16, 2015, at 1910 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Bell 206B helicopter, Brazilian registration PT-YDY, operated by a private owner, was destroyed following a controlled flight into terrain near Ouro Preto municipality, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The personal flight originated at Ubá, Brazil (SNUB) and was destined for Nova Lima, Brazil (SJLY). One crewmember and two passengers were fatally injured. 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 - Área Especial 12 - VI COMAR - Lago Sul Brasília - DF CEP 71.615-600 Telephone: +55 61 3364-8812 E-mail: international@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-YDY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 4477
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Lotear Empreend. Imob. Ltda e Outro
- Departed: SNUB, Uba
- Destination: SJLY, Nova Lima

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

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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