- Date
- January 1, 2019, 12:55 local (12:55 UTC)
- Place
- Ubatuba, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 minor; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PR-RMZRobinson R44
- Defining event
- Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98890
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On this page
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 Robinson R44 II that occurred on January 1, 2019. 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
- PR-RMZ
- Reported as
- Robinson R44 (II)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 13028
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5, 245 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Brazil Helicon Taxi Aereo LTDA
- Registered owner
- Brazil Helicon Taxi Aereo LTDA
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SDUB · Ubatuba
- Destination
- SDUB · Ubatuba
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SDUB · Ubatuba Airport
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- SBTA, 38 nm away