Bell 206B PT-YMJ

Summary

On 8 April 2011 at about 20:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered PT-YMJ was involved in an accident near Santo Andre City, Brazil. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 April 2011 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Santo Andre City, Brazil

Coordinates

-23.7817, -46.3406

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

PT-YMJ

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Asturias → Sao Paulo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA11WA245

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 April 8, 2011, at 2030 coordinated universal time (1730 local time), a Bell 206B, Brazilian registration PT-YMJ, was destroyed when it impacted terrain at the 5,000-foot level of the Serra do Mar mountain range in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil. The pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The flight, which originated at Porto Marina Astúrias Heliport (SICV), Guaruja, São Paulo, Brazil, destined for Campo de Marte Airport (SBMT), São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil, was being conducted under Brazilian flight regulations. 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]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.