ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69165
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| Date: | Saturday 17 October 2009 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Helibras HB350B2 Esquilo |
| Owner/operator: | Rio de Janeiro Military Police |
| Registration: | PR-EPM |
| MSN: | 3890 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | São João area, near "Morro dos Macacos" favela, N of Rio de Janeiro -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Grupamento Aéreo Marítimo, Rio de Janeiro |
| Grupamento Aéreo Marítimo, Rio de Janeiro | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
AS350B2 of the military police of the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro (registration PR-EPM) flew to the area between the Macacos hill and the hill of the São João, Vila Isabel, near the "Morro dos Macacos" favela, north of Rio de Janeiro City, in support of a police operation against drug dealers.
The helicopter was shot at (and hit) by persons on the ground with firearms. and the pilot was shot in the leg. He tried to land but the helicopter crashed and caught fire. According to various reports, three people were killed in a helicopter while the remaining three were injured. Nine other people were killed in the same area at the same time (hence the newspaper headlines about "12 killed"); however these other nine persons were killed by gunshot wounds, during a gun battle between the Drug Gangs and the Military Police, and were not directly related to the crash of PR-EPM.
Sources:
1. http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Rio/0,,MUL1344862-5606,00.html
2. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u639408.shtml
3. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/12-die-as-drug-gangs-down-chopper-in-rio-20091018-h2de.html
4. http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Rio/0,,MUL1346233-5606,00.html
5. http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/helicoptero-da-pm-e-alvejado-no-rio.html
6. https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_AS350
7. Photo of burning wreckage: http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Rio/foto/0,,28532466-EX,00.jpg
8. http://xklsv.org/viewwiki.php?title=Eurocopter%20A-Star
9. http://aeroportodemacaerjsbme.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/helicoptero-helibras-hb-350b-esquilo-i.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2009 23:24 | robbreid | Added |
| 18-Oct-2009 01:04 | slowkid | Updated |
| 18-Oct-2009 07:16 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 18-Oct-2009 21:04 | robbreid | Updated |
| 19-Oct-2009 23:50 | jorgetadeu7 | Updated |
| 20-Oct-2009 10:26 | EDSON DANTAS | Updated |
| 06-Jun-2012 03:44 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Jul-2014 23:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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