ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165968
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| Date: | Saturday 3 May 2014 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | PT-HTQ |
| MSN: | 51197 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beach Presidio - Aquiraz, Ceará State -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fortaleza |
| Fortaleza | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A helicopter crashed into the sea in Beach of Presidio ( Aquiraz-Fortaleza). The occupants managed to stay on top of the aircraft for about 10 minutes before being rescued by beachgoers. The two children were placed on top of an inflatable mattress and the other went swimming to shore. None of the occupants were seriously injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www20.opovo.com.br/app/opovo/radar/2014/05/03/noticiasjornalradar,3245656/helicoptero-cai-no-mar-com-vice-prefeito-de-aquiraz.shtml
https://noticias.bol.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/brasil/2014/05/03/helicoptero-cai-no-ceara-com-seis-pessoas-a-bordo-ninguem-ficou-ferido.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 December 2002 | PT-HTQ | Prática Táxi Aéreo | 0 | São Benedito, CE | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2014 06:49 | cleberjc | Added |
| 04-May-2014 18:39 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
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