Robinson R-44 PT-YMF
1 November 2007 · San Paulo, Brazil · Fatal
Summary
On 1 November 2007 at about 15:50 local time, a Robinson R-44 registered PT-YMF, operated by Gbbmserv E Participações Ltda, was involved in an accident near San Paulo, Brazil. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Paulo, Brazil
- Coordinates
- -23.5500, -46.8167
- Aircraft
- Robinson R-44
- Registration
- PT-YMF
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Gbbmserv E Participações Ltda
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Paulo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- MIA08WA020
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Robinson R-44 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 2007 | Robinson R-44 | Westgate Bridge, Australia | Helicopter Flight Centre | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 2007 | Robinson R-44 | Covington, Georgia, United States | Blue Ridge Helicopters Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2007 | Robinson R-44-II | Isla Grande, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2007 | Robinson R-44 | Moscow, Russia | Sergey Filonov | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2007 | Robinson R-44-II | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2007 | Robinson R-44 | Teramo, Italy | - | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2007 | Airbus A320-233 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | TAM Linhas Aéreas | Fatal | 187 |
| 20 Feb 2007 | Bell 212 | Sao Paulo,, Brazil | Omni Helicopters, SA | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2007 | Boeing 737-300 | Brazil | Gol Linhas Aereas | Unknown | - |
| 19 Dec 2007 | Cirrus SR22 | Gurupi, Brazil | Waltermy Da Sivla | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Dec 2007 | Airbus A-320 | Natal, Brazil | TAM Linhas Aeras S/A | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2007 | Piper PA-34-200T | Natal, Brazil | Frank Hettlich | Fatal | 1 |