Aerospatiale AS350B accident near Bertioga, BR
On December 27, 2014, an Aerospatiale AS350B (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Bertioga, BR. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 27, 2014
- Place
- Bertioga, BR
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale AS350B · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 23.866°S, 46.161°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150113X15218
NTSB summary
On December 27, 2014, about 1240 UTC, an Aerospatiale AS350B, Brazil registration PT-HNC, collided with trees near Rio-Santos, Bertioga, Brazil. The pilot and 4 passengers were fatally injured, and the helicopter was destroyed. The helicopter was registered to and operated by Helimarte Taxi Aereo, under the provisions of a commercial air transport non-scheduled domestic passenger flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and flight plan information is unknown. The flight originated about 2 minutes earlier from Iporanga-Guaruja Helipport (SDIX), Guaruja-Sao Paulo, Bazil, and was destined for Imigrantes Heliport (SDEY), Diadema, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff into a wooded area, and an explosion occurred upon contacting the ground. The helicopter was equipped with a Roll-Royce engine. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention And Investigation Center (CENIPA) Information Technology Division SHIS-QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil, 71.615.600 Phone: 55 61 3364 8819 Facsimile: 55 61 3365 1004 E-mail: dti@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Brazil.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
