Robinson R44-II PR-HPR

Summary

On 10 January 2015 at about 20:00 local time, a Robinson R44-II registered PR-HPR was involved in an accident near Santa Monica, Brazil. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 January 2015 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Monica, Brazil

Coordinates

-23.1719, -53.0947

Aircraft

Robinson R44-II

Registration

PR-HPR

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Porto Rico → Santa Monica

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA15WA104

1 person 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 January 10, 2015, about 2000 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44 II, Brazilian registration PR-HPR, was destroyed by impact and fire after collision with wires and terrain during cruise flight in Santa Monica, Parana, Brazil. There was a post-crash fire. The Brazilian certificated pilot was fatally injured. One passenger was seriously injured. The flight departed Porto Rico, Brazil, and was destined for Santa Monica, Brazil. According to investigators, the helicopter was in cruise flight when it collided with high-tension electrical wires above a highway. Following an uncontrolled descent, the helicopter collided with the roadway, and skidded about 250 meters before it came to rest and caught fire. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division CENIPA SHIS - QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Telephone: (55-61) 3364-8800 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.