Robinson R22 PT-HOL

Summary

On 11 July 2012 at about 13:00 local time, a Robinson R22 registered PT-HOL, operated by Master Escola de Aviacao Civil Ltda, was involved in an accident near Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 July 2012 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Coordinates

-23.5222, -46.6886

Aircraft

Robinson R22

Registration

PT-HOL

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Master Escola de Aviacao Civil Ltda

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sao Paulo → Sao Paulo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA12WA446

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 July 11, 2012, at 1300 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Robinson R22 Beta, Brazilian registration PT-HOL, operated by Master Escola Aviacao Civil Ltda, was destroyed following a loss of in-flight control and collision with a building near Sao Paulo, Brazil. The local flight originated in Sao Paulo. The two pilots were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Brazil. Further information can be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division SHIS – QI 05 – VI Comar, Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel (55-61) 3364-8838, Fax (55-61) 3365-1004 [email protected] This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.