Sikorsky S61 PR-HRU

Summary

On 10 October 2012 at about 16:30 local time, a Sikorsky S61 registered PR-HRU, operated by HRT, was involved in an incident near Carauari, Brazil. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 October 2012 at 16:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Carauari, Brazil

Nearest airport

Carauari Airport

Coordinates

-4.8764, -66.8908

Aircraft

Sikorsky S61

Registration

PR-HRU

Category

Helicopter

Operator

HRT

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carauari → Carauari

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA13WA108

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 October 10, 2012, at 1630 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Sikorsky S-61, Brazilian registration PR-HRU, experienced a loss of power in the number one engine and performed a single-engine landing to Carauari Airport, Carauari Municipality, Brazil. The flight was operated by HRT. The two pilots onboard were not injured. According to information provided by the government of Brazil, helicopter was on final approach for landing when the number one engine experienced a loss of power. The engine temperature began to increase, and the pilots performed an emergency shutdown. The helicopter landed without incident. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Brazil. Further information can be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division SHIS – QI 05 – VI Comar, Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel (55-61) 3364-8838, Fax (55-61) 3365-1004 [email protected] This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.