Agusta AW139 PR-SEK

Summary

On 19 August 2011 at about 19:48 local time, a Agusta AW139 registered PR-SEK, operated by Senior Taxi Aereo Ltda., was involved in an accident near Brazil. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 August 2011 at 19:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Brazil

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Agusta AW139

Registration

PR-SEK

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Senior Taxi Aereo Ltda.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

P-65 Oil Rig → Rio de Janerio

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA11WA472

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 August 19, 2011, at 1948 coordinated universal time (16:48 local time), an Agusta, AW139, helicopter, Brazilian registration PT-SEK, impacted into the Atlantic Ocean, near an oil rig, identifier P-65, the helicopter sank in waters with a recorded floor depth of 100 meters (328 feet). The 2 person flight crew and 2 passengers have not been located and are presumed killed. The flight had just departed P-65 and was en route to Macae Municipality, Rio de Janerio, Brazil, at the time of the accident. The investigation is under the direction of the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigative Division SHIS-QI 05-VI COMAR Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: (55-61) 3364-8812 Email: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.