Robinson R44 PT-YON

Summary

On 10 September 2010 at about 14:45 local time, a Robinson R44 registered PT-YON, operated by AM Transportes Ltda ME, was involved in an accident near Itanhaem, Brazil. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 September 2010 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Itanhaem, Brazil

Coordinates

-24.0350, -46.8489

Aircraft

Robinson R44

Registration

PT-YON

Category

Helicopter

Operator

AM Transportes Ltda ME

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peruibe → Sao Paulo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA10WA507

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 September 10, 2010, about 1445 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Robinson Helicopters R44, Brazilian registration PT-YON, operated by AM Transportes Ltda ME, crashed into mountainous terrain near Itanhaem, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The flight was en route from Peruibe, state of Sao Paulo (SSMW) to the city of Sao Paulo (SBMT). The pilot and one passenger were killed. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center SHIS – QI 05 – VI COMAR Brasilía-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: +55 61 3364 8800 Fax: +55 61 3365 1004 [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.