Bell 206B PT-HUE

Summary

On 30 August 2013 at about 12:55 local time, a Bell 206B registered PT-HUE, operated by Delta Aero Taxi Ltda, was involved in an accident near Matoes do Norte, Brazil. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 August 2013 at 12:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Matoes do Norte, Brazil

Coordinates

-3.6625, -44.5381

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

PT-HUE

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Delta Aero Taxi Ltda

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paco do Lumiar → Paco do Lumiar

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA13WA439

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

On August 30, 2013, at 1555 coordinated universal time (1255 local time), a Bell 206B, Brazilian registration PT-HUE, was substantially damaged following a loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing in Matões do Norte, Maranhão, Brazil. The pilot and the passenger were not injured. The local flight, which originated at Flamboyant Heliport (SJHR), Maranhão, Brazil, about 35 minutes earlier, 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] This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.