Robinson R22-BETA PT-YFV

Summary

On 18 February 2014 at about 13:15 local time, a Robinson R22-BETA registered PT-YFV, operated by Nacional Escola de Pilotagem Ltda, was involved in an accident near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 February 2014 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Coordinates

-23.0778, -43.5533

Aircraft

Robinson R22-BETA

Registration

PT-YFV

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Nacional Escola de Pilotagem Ltda

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rio de Janeiro → Rio de Janeiro

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA14WA132

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 18, 2014, about 1315 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R22 - BETA, Brazilian registration PT-YFV, was destroyed when it impacted water, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The local training flight originated from Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport (SBJR), near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may 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 [email protected] This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.