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| Date: | Tuesday 27 March 1990 |
| Time: | 19:34 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale CH-34 Super Puma (AS 332M) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 8739 |
| MSN: | 2215 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Makila |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ponto de Pombeba, Rio de Janeiro -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Restinga de Marambaia AB |
Whilst positioning to the military training grounds at Restinga de Marambaia to collect an injured soldier, the helicopter crashed and burned. All six person on board (3 crew plus 3 passengers) were killed.
Sources:
1. https://www.helis.com/database/accidents/?model=79
2. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%201199.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2012 11:41 | TB | Added |
| 01-Feb-2013 13:17 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 10-Jun-2016 22:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jun-2016 22:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2017 18:30 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
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