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| Date: | Friday 10 February 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yanomami, Roraima -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Sikorsky S-76 was destroyed by Brazilian law enforcement officers in an illegal mining camp in Yanomami, Roraima.
Sources:
https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/video-ibama-destroi-helicoptero-aviao-e-maquinas-de-garimpeiros
Media:
? Ibama destrói helicóptero, avião e máquinas de garimpeiros ilegais em terra Indígena #Yanomami pic.twitter.com/AJHphnkGPM
— Metrópoles (@Metropoles) February 11, 2023
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