Aerospatiale AS350B PT-HNC

Summary

On 27 December 2014 at about 12:40 local time, a Aerospatiale AS350B registered PT-HNC, operated by Helimarte Taxi Aereo, was involved in an accident near Bertioga, Brazil. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 December 2014 at 12:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Bertioga, Brazil

Nearest airport

Iporanga-Guaruja (SDIX)

Coordinates

-23.8658, -46.1614

Aircraft

Aerospatiale AS350B

Registration

PT-HNC

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Helimarte Taxi Aereo

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Guaruja → Diadema

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15WA098

5 people 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 27, 2014, about 1240 UTC, an Aerospatiale AS350B, Brazil registration PT-HNC, collided with trees near Rio-Santos, Bertioga, Brazil. The pilot and 4 passengers were fatally injured, and the helicopter was destroyed. The helicopter was registered to and operated by Helimarte Taxi Aereo, under the provisions of a commercial air transport non-scheduled domestic passenger flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and flight plan information is unknown. The flight originated about 2 minutes earlier from Iporanga-Guaruja Helipport (SDIX), Guaruja-Sao Paulo, Bazil, and was destined for Imigrantes Heliport (SDEY), Diadema, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff into a wooded area, and an explosion occurred upon contacting the ground. The helicopter was equipped with a Roll-Royce engine. The 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 (CENIPA) Information Technology Division SHIS-QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil, 71.615.600 Phone: 55 61 3364 8819 Facsimile: 55 61 3365 1004 E-mail: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.