# NTSB ERA19WA088: Robinson R44, Ubatuba, Brazil, January 1, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 1, 2019, 12:55 local (12:55 UTC)
- Place: Ubatuba, Brazil
- Coordinates: -23.458055, -45.063056 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-23.4581&lon=-45.0631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 minor; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA088
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98890/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA088

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: 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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R44 (II)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 13028
- Engines: 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

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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