Accident Robinson R44 Raven I PR-MPS,
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Date:Monday 31 December 2018
Time:09:43 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic R44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R44 Raven I
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: PR-MPS
MSN: 1003
Year of manufacture:2001
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Lago de Corumbá, Caldas Novas, GO -   Brazil
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Lago de Corumbá, Caldas Novas
Destination airport:Trindade, GO
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The helicopter took off from the shore of Lake Corumbá, in Caldas Novas, GO, bound for the city of Trindade, GO, around 11h50min (UTC), in order to transport staff, with a pilot and a passenger on board.
Soon after take-off, the aircraft crashed into the water and sank, remaining at a depth of 18 meters, about 300 meters from the shore.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CENIPA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://g1.globo.com/go/goias/noticia/2018/12/31/helicoptero-cai-no-lago-corumba-em-caldas-novas.ghtml
https://www.emaisgoias.com.br/policia-civil-investiga-causas-de-queda-de-helicoptero-em-caldas-novas/
https://g1.globo.com/go/goias/noticia/2019/01/01/helicoptero-que-caiu-no-lago-corumba-estava-em-situacao-irregular-e-nao-podia-voar-diz-anac.ghtml

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jan-2019 17:29 Victor Added
01-Jan-2019 17:30 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities]
01-Jan-2019 18:15 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type]
02-Jan-2019 08:33 cleberjc Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative]
02-Jan-2019 23:35 Iceman 29 Updated [Source, Embed code]
03-Jan-2019 16:41 Black Typhoon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code]
04-Jan-2019 05:59 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type]
24-Jul-2020 13:13 harro Updated [Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ]

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