# NTSB GAA20WA122: Robinson R22, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 6, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Foreign
- Date: July 6, 2020, 17:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Coordinates: -22.891666, -43.184165
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-22.8917&lon=-43.1842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA20WA122
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101713/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA122

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Enroute: Emergency descent initiated](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/130); cases with it: [All aircraft, 42 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/130/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ROBINSON R22 helicopter that occurred on July 06, 2020. 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-OEA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R22
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 3977
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Omni Escola De Aviacao Civil
- Departed: SBJR, Rio De Janeiro
- Destination: SBJR, Rio De Janeiro

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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