# NTSB ERA15WA370: Bell 206, Maceio, Brazil, September 23, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 23, 2015, 13:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place: Maceio, Brazil
- Coordinates: -9.522777, -35.783611
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-9.5228&lon=-35.7836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: CENIPA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA370
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92044/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA370

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 23, 2015, at 1350 universal coordinated time, a Bell 206L-3, Brazilian registration PP-ELA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in Maceio, Brazil. The four occupants were fatally injured. The local police patrol flight originated at Zumbi dos Palmares international Airport (SBMO), Maceio, Brazil and was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations. The investigation is under the direction of the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigative Division SHIS-QI 05-VI COMAR Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: (55-61) 3364-8812 Email: dipaa.spai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PP-ELA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (L3)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 51536
- Engines: Allison 250-C30P 650 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Operator: Governo do Estado de Alagoas
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: SBMO, Maceio
- Destination: SBMO, Maceio
- Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal
- Co-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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