| Date: | Wednesday 1 March 2017 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-76C++ |
| Owner/operator: | Omni Taxi Aereo |
| Registration: | PR-MEY |
| MSN: | 760766 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Offshore Installation P-37, Marlim Field, Campos Basin -
Brazil
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Sao Tome Faro Heliport (SBFS) |
| Destination airport: | Offshore Installation P-37, Campos Basin |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:On approach the aircraft "sank excessively" and on contact with the helideck bounced and rolled on to its side (after which the floats activated). There were two crew and eight passengers onboard, with six personnel manning the helideck. The co-pilot, seven passengers and one person on the platform suffered minor injuries
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Report number: | |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/591709-s76c-brazil-platform-accident.html http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/1221140/petrobras-probes-p-37-chopper-crash https://bea.aero/les-enquetes/evenements-notifies/detail/accident-du-sikorsky-s76-immatricule-pr-mey-exploite-par-omni-taxi-a-campos-dos-goytacazes-le-01-03-2017-enquete-menee-par-cenipa---bresil/ https://sistema.cenipa.aer.mil.br/cenipa/paginas/relatorios/rf/en/PR-MEY_01_03_2017-AC.ing.pdf http://www.diariodaplanicie.com.br/incendio-deixa-carro-destruido-proximo-ao-bprv-na-rj-216-em-campos/ photos)
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000870723.html http://www.aquatecsub.com.br/admin/uploads//Imagem058.jpg (FPSO picture)
https://www.portalmaritimo.com/2017/03/02/acidente-com-helicoptero-na-p-37-deixa-quatro-feridos/ (inc photos)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 03-Mar-2017 23:49 |
Aerossurance |
Added |
| 03-Mar-2017 23:53 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2017 02:16 |
Geno |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 04-Mar-2017 03:38 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Time, ] |
| 04-Mar-2017 04:02 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2017 14:07 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source, ] |
| 09-Mar-2018 18:10 |
Viniciusmorei |
Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Mar-2018 16:17 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2022 14:01 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2022 14:15 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Nov-2023 18:16 |
harro |
Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
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