# NTSB ERA18WA166: PZL Swidnik SW4, Curitibanos, Brazil, May 4, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 4, 2018, 16:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place: Curitibanos, Brazil
- Coordinates: -27.266387, -50.5825 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-27.2664&lon=-50.5825&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA166
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97462/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA166

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-descent: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PZL SWIDNIK SW4 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 60.04.03
- Engines: 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

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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