Bell 407 PT-YZJ

Summary

On 17 April 2018 at about 11:35 local time, a Bell 407 registered PT-YZJ, operated by Departamento de Policia Rodov.federal, was involved in an accident near Nova Esperanca, Brazil. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 April 2018 at 11:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Nova Esperanca, Brazil

Coordinates

-22.2031, -52.2625

Aircraft

Bell 407

Registration

PT-YZJ

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Departamento de Policia Rodov.federal

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Campo Grande → Maringa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA18WA173

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

The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 407 helicopter that occurred on April 17, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Brazil's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.