Accident Sikorsky S-58ET PT-HFR,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59928
 
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Date:Friday 28 February 1975
Time:08:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic S58T model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-58ET
Owner/operator:VOTEC Táxi Aéreo
Registration: PT-HFR
MSN: 58-1538
Fatalities:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Baixio, RN -   Brazil
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Baixio, RN
Destination airport:Petrobrás Natal, RN
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Entered left spin and struck ground. Post cash fire. TR failure suspected. Pilot and co-pilot survived. Twelve officials of Petromar were killed.

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

Sources:

WAAS / ICAO Summary 5/75
Folha de São Paulo 1 March 1975, p8
http://sistema.cenipa.aer.mil.br/cenipa/paginas/relatorios/rf/pt/pthfr_1975.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-May-2009 12:49 zerocinquanta Added
16-Jul-2010 08:50 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
09-Aug-2014 19:41 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
27-Aug-2014 10:01 TB Updated [Operator, Narrative]
22-Jul-2019 17:08 TB Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Jul-2020 18:39 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Source]
19-Jul-2020 18:46 harro Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ]
05-Oct-2021 20:10 TB Updated [Narrative]

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