- Date
- January 23, 2018, 09:15 local (09:15 UTC)
- Place
- Recife, Brazil
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- PP-HLIRobinson R44
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Miscellaneous/other
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 96646
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Miscellaneous/otherAll aircraft: 1,556 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ROBINSON R44 helicopter that occurred on January 23, 2018. 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
- PP-HLI
- Reported as
- Robinson R44 (II)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 10026
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5, 245 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Helisae Serv. Aereo Especializado Ltda
- Registered owner
- Helisae Serv. Aereo Especializado Ltda
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SBRF · Recife
- Destination
- SBRF · Recife
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Equipment
- Video recording device
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificates
- Commercial, Foreign
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
Weather
- Wind
- 310° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.82 inHg
- Observed at
- SBRF