# NTSB ERA17WA132: Bell 206, Araucária Municipality, Brazil, March 17, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 17, 2017, 18:07 local (18:07 UTC)
- Place: Araucária Municipality, Brazil
- Coordinates: -25.573055, -49.395 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-25.5731&lon=-49.3950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA132
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94892/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA132

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

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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