GAA26WA074

NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R44 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · January 17, 2026

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
January 17, 2026, 13:00 local (13:00 UTC)
Place
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Injuries
3 fatal
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
PS-GJSRobinson R44
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202318

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
PS-GJS
Reported as
Robinson R44 (II)
Category
Helicopter
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial