- Date
- May 4, 2018, 16:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Curitibanos, Brazil
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PP-MHJPZL Swidnik SW4
- Defining event
- Enroute-descent: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97462
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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 (total)All aircraft: 3,820 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PZL Swidnik, SW4, helicopter that occurred on May 4, 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-MHJ
- Reported as
- PZL Swidnik SW4 (NO SERIES)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 60.04.03
- Engine
- Rolls Royce Allison 250-C, 450 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- None
- Departed
- SSKU · Curitibanos
- Destination
- SDEN · Porto Belo
- Equipment
- Unknown