- Date
- March 17, 2017, 18:07 local (18:07 UTC)
- Place
- Araucária Municipality, Brazil
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- PT-YHHBell 206
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 94892
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Loss of engine power (partial)All aircraft: 1,858 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 206 helicopter that occurred on March 17, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Brazil's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PT-YHH
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial