Sikorsky S76 PR-IME

Summary

On 29 December 2008 at about 00:00 local time, a Sikorsky S76 registered PR-IME, operated by Atlas Taxi Aereo, was involved in an accident near Rio De Janiero, Brazil. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 December 2008 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Rio De Janiero, Brazil

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Sikorsky S76

Registration

PR-IME

Operator

Atlas Taxi Aereo

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

DCA09WA032

Nobody was injured.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 29, 2008, a Sikosky S-76 helicopter, Brazilian registration PR-IME, was substantially damaged by fire following a forced landing at Rio De Janiero, Brazil. The flight crew noted an AC generator light shortly after departure, and began a return to the airport. A fire indication followed. After landing, all occupants egressed the helicopter normally, and a fire was observed in the engine compartment. This accident is being investigated by the Brazilian CENIPA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.