# NTSB ERA18WA066: Robinson R44, Recife, Brazil, January 23, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 23, 2018, 09:15 local (09:15 UTC)
- Place: Recife, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA066
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96646/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA066

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 (II)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 10026
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; 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

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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