# NTSB GAA22WA215: Robinson R44, Rio das Ostras, Brazil, June 20, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Foreign
- Date: June 20, 2022, 14:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place: Rio das Ostras, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- 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): 105399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA22WA215
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105399/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA215

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: PP-MDS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airport: SJUY

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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