# NTSB ERA19WA104: Agusta AW109, Campos do Jordao, Brazil, November 24, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 24, 2018, 12:50 local (12:50 UTC)
- Place: Campos do Jordao, Brazil
- Coordinates: -22.755556, -45.528331 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-22.7556&lon=-45.5283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA104
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99002/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA104

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Agusta AW109 helicopter that occurred on November 24, 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: PT-FPS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Agusta AW109 (SP)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 22358
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: Cristalia Prod.Quim.Farmaceuticos Ltda
- Registered owner: Santander Leasing S.A. Arrend.Mercantil
- Flight plan: 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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