ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191477
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| Date: | Saturday 19 November 2016 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Eurocopter/Helibrás AS 350B3 Esquilo |
| Owner/operator: | Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro |
| Registration: | PR-IDR |
| MSN: | 4844 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cidade de Deus, RJ -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter, engaged in a law enforcement operation, was destroyed when impacting the ground near Cidade de Deus in Brazil. There are conflicting reports stating that the helicopter was either shot down, or crashed after a technical malfunction.
All four police officers died in the crash.
Sources:
https://extra.globo.com/casos-de-policia/helicoptero-da-pm-que-caiu-estava-regular-mas-teria-que-ser-inspecionado-em-15-dias-20506804.html_
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/20/brazilian-police-helicopter-crashes-kills-4-after-rio-shootout/
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/2047671/helicopter-crash-kills-four-police-near-rios-famed-city-god-slum
http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2016/11/apos-queda-de-helicoptero-policia-faz-operacao-na-cidade-de-deus-rio.html
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2016 09:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Nov-2016 09:22 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2016 09:35 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2016 07:01 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 21-Nov-2016 07:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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