Robinson R44 PR-TNB

Summary

On 16 July 2010 at about 16:45 local time, a Robinson R44 registered PR-TNB, operated by Pereira Alvim Participacoes e Empreendimentos Ltda, was involved in an accident near Novo Horizonte, Brazil. 3 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 July 2010 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Novo Horizonte, Brazil

Coordinates

-21.4514, -49.4378

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

PR-TNB

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Pereira Alvim Participacoes e Empreendimentos Ltda

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Ribeirao Preto

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA10WA371

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 July 16, 2010, about 1645 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Robinson R-44 helicopter, Brazilian registration PR-TNB, operated by Pereira Alvim Participacoes e Empreendimentos Ltda, was destroyed by fire after landing in a cane field at Novo Horizonte, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The flight was en route from a private farm in the State of Sao Paulo to Ribeirao Preto (SBRP), State of Sao Paulo. The pilot was not injured, while one passenger had minor injuries and a second passenger was killed. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center SHIS – QI 05 – VI COMAR Brasilía-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: +55 61 3364 8800 Fax: +55 61 3365 1004 [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.