Robinson R44 PT-YMF

Summary

On 15 February 2014 at about 22:00 local time, a Robinson R44 registered PT-YMF was involved in an accident near Braganca, Brazil. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 February 2014 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Braganca, Brazil

Coordinates

-1.1911, -46.9378

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

PT-YMF

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Para → Belem

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

ERA14WA131

2 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 February 15, 2014, about 2200 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Robinson, R 44 helicopter, Brazilian registration PT-YMF, was destroyed when it impacted the ground in a dense forest in the Bragança Municipality, in the State of Pará, Brazil. The Brazilian pilot and sole passenger were fatally injured. According to reports, rain was in the vicinity at the time of the accident. The night flight was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations. It had departed Paragominas Airport (SNEB), Pará, Brazil earlier in the evening and was destined for Belém/Val-De-Cans - Júlio Cezar Riberio Airport (SBBE), Belém, Brazil. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. Further information can be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division CENIPA SHIS – QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Telephone: (55-61) 3364-8800 Fax: (55-61) 3365-1004 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.