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| Date: | Sunday 9 November 1997 |
| Time: | 13:10 LT |
| Type: |  Helibras AS 350 BA |
| Owner/operator: | General Coordinations of Air Operations (CGOA) |
| Registration: | PP-EVC |
| MSN: | AS-2704 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro, RJ -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro, RJ |
| Rio de Janeiro, RJ | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter of the General Coordination of Air Operations was beginning to take off for a patrol mission of the coastline of the city of Rio de Janeiro. The crew for this mission consisted of the pilot, the assistant of the Coordination, a detective and a lifeguard. In addition to these, an employee of a company that provides services to the Coordination was on board as a passenger. During the vertical takeoff procedure, still over the helipad, there was a loss of control in flight, with a left turn and backward displacement. Then, in a pitched attitude, the helicopter touched the ground violently. The main rotor hit the tail cone, causing the rear rotor drive shaft to break. Without control, the aircraft spun around 360 degrees and the main rotor collided with the ground, suffering serious damage. Two occupants suffered minor injuries. The others were unharmed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CENIPA
https://onespotter.com/aircraft/fid/330569/PP-EVC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 November 2003 | PP-EVC | Rio de Janeiro, RJ | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2025 01:49 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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