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| Date: | Friday 30 March 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Robinson R66 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Taxi Marinete Ltda |
| Registration: | PR-JBL |
| MSN: | 0204 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce RR300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Near Aeroporto de Jacarepaguá, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Heliponto da Lagoa (SDHL), RJ |
| Angra dos Reis-Heliponto Marina Verolme (SDDW), RJ | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A helicopter and an ultralight collided in the air near Jacarepaguá Airport, Rio de Janeiro. The pilot of the PR-JBL helicopter did not notice the presence of the ultralight PU-FTF and ended up colliding in flight.
The tail rotor of the helicopter has been damaged and the wing of the ultralight has been damaged. The pilots performed the landing procedure at the airport.
There were no injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/nacional/2018/03/30/interna_nacional,947977/ultraleve-e-helicoptero-se-chocam-durante-voo-em-jacarepagua.shtml
http://www.blogclaudiooliveira.com/2018/03/ultraleve-e-helicoptero-se-chocam.html
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8896434
Media:
Ultraleve e helicóptero se chocam durante voo em Jacarepaguá, no Rio de Janeiro https://t.co/Ey2O7WT2Cu
— Claudio Oliveira (@claudionofoco) 31 mars 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2018 06:40 | cleberjc | Added |
| 31-Mar-2018 10:37 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 31-Mar-2018 14:16 | Geno | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 25-Apr-2018 07:32 | cleberjc | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 23-Dec-2021 10:18 | harro | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Accident report, ] |
| 23-Dec-2021 10:21 | harro | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Category, ] |
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