Robinson R44 II PR-TUN

Summary

On 4 December 2016 at about 18:00 local time, a Robinson R44 II registered PR-TUN was involved in an accident near Sao Lourenco da Serra, Brazil. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 December 2016 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sao Lourenco da Serra, Brazil

Coordinates

-23.8686, -46.9303

Aircraft

Robinson R44 II

Registration

PR-TUN

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Osasco → São Lourenço da

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA17WA081

4 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 4, 2016, about 1800 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44-II, Brazilian registration PR-TUN, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Sao Lourenco, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations, and was on approach to the intended landing site, Recanto Beija-Flor Resort, when the accident occurred. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division CENIPA-SERIPA IV Av. Braz Leme, nº 3258 Santana - São Paulo/ SP CEP: 02022-901 Telephone: (55-11) 2221-5636 / (55-11) 94100-3330 Fax: (55-11) 2221-5637 [email protected] This report is for informational purposes, and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.