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| Date: | Friday 13 January 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | PT-YPW |
| MSN: | 0400 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-F1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buritama, SP -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft took off from an unknown location with a pilot and a passenger on board. Near the municipality of Buritama, SP, the aircraft collided with electric power transmission wires.
The aircraft was carrying the PP-MFM registration mark, however, the name plate in the aircraft itself carried PT-YPW markings. It appeared the Certificate of Airworthiness had expired in 2013.
The pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries. They were rescued at the crash site and subsequently were no longer located.
The aircraft suffered substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/sao-jose-do-rio-preto-aracatuba/noticia/2017/01/helicoptero-cai-proximo-ao-rio-tiete-em-buritama.html
CENIPA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 2010 | PT-YPW | Private | 0 | Novo Gama, GO | |
sub |
| 14 December 2014 | PT-YPW | Private | 0 | Buritama, São Paulo | |
w/o |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2017 08:09 | junior sjc | Added |
| 26-May-2018 18:05 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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