Bell 206 PR-HQB

Summary

On 21 December 2010 at about 13:00 local time, a Bell 206 registered PR-HQB, operated by Floyne Servico Aereo Expecializado Ltda, was involved in an accident near Aracuju, Brazil. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 December 2010 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Aracuju, Brazil

Nearest airport

Aracaju/Aeroclube (SNAU)

Coordinates

-10.9000, -37.0667

Aircraft

Bell 206

Registration

PR-HQB

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Floyne Servico Aereo Expecializado Ltda

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aracuju/Aeroclube → Aracuju/Aeroclube

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA11WA098

1 person died.

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 21, 2010, about 1300 universal coordinated time, a Bell 206B, Brazilian registration PR-HQB, during an approach for landing; encountered a strong wind gust, impacted the terrain, and was substantially damaged in Aracaju, Segripe, Brazil. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The helicopter had departed Aracaju/Aeroclube (SNAU), Sergipe, Brazil for the local flight. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigative Division SHIS-QI 05-VI COMAR Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.