# NTSB ERA16WA180: Robinson R22, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 2, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 2, 2016, 15:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Coordinates: -23.891111, -46.42472 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-23.8911&lon=-46.4247&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Robinson Helicopter, CENIPA, Lycoming Aircraft Engines
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA180
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93148/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA180

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: 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 May 5, 2016, about 1515 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R22 Beta, Brazilian registration PR-RCA, operated by AGD Aviation, was substantially damaged when it impacted wires and then terrain while maneuvering in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The local instructional flight conducted under Brazilian flight regulations departed Campo de Marte Airport (SBMT), Sao Paulo, Brazil about 1423. 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: PR-RCA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R22 (BETA)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 3176
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-J2A 131 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: AGD Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: SBMT, Sao Paulo
- Destination: SBMT, Sao Paulo

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Flight instructor; injuries: fatal
- Student 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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