Accident Robinson R44 Astro PT-YSG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71928
 
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Date:Tuesday 26 January 2010
Time:12:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic R44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R44 Astro
Owner/operator:RQ Serviços Aéreos Especializados Ltda.
Registration: PT-YSG
MSN: 0410
Year of manufacture:1998
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Km 19 Anchieta highway in Sao Bernardo do Campo -   Brazil
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Private heliport in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
A helicopter made a forced landing in the early afternoon of Tuesday (26) on Via Anchieta, in the height of 19 km, from São Paulo. the helicopter sat in the median of the highway in the municipality of Sao Bernardo do Campo. The accident occurred at 12:20. Four people were in the helicopter, but no one was hurt. Traffic on Anchieta slowed near the site of the landing, the two tracks, because of the curiosity of motorists.

According to the State Traffic Police, the helicopter lost power shortly after leaving a company on the margins of the Anchieta Highway. The pilot told officers that chose to land in the median of the road to avoid colliding with the cars passing by.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CENIPA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/SaoPaulo/0,,MUL1463398-5605,00-HELICOPTERO+FAZ+POUSO+FORCADO+NA+ANCHIETA.html
2. http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/cidades/helicoptero-pousa-no-canteiro-central-da-anchieta-em-sp,626891d976f1b310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html
3. http://helihub.com/2010/01/26/26-jan-10-pt-ysg-robinson-r44-sao-bernardo-do-campo-brazil/
4. https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/futebol/Sao-Bernardo-SP/noticias/2010-01/Susto!-Helicoptero-com-dirigentes-de-time-da-A2-faz-pouso-forcado
5. https://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/427093/pt-ysg-private-robinson-r44-astro-raven/
6. PT-YSG in 2002: https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Robinson-R-44-Astro/214547
7. http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/helicoptero-faz-pouso-forcado-na.html
8. Video of crash: http://terratv.terra.com.br/trs/video/267855

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jan-2010 11:20 Black Typhoon Added
26-Jan-2010 23:20 Black Typhoon Updated [Location, Source]
27-Jan-2010 21:21 Raso Updated [Location]
28-Jan-2010 03:40 domingos Junior Updated [Narrative]
07-Aug-2010 16:12 Topaz Updated [Aircraft type]
10-Nov-2018 22:58 Dr.John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Nov-2018 22:59 Dr.John Smith Updated [Embed code]
10-Nov-2018 23:02 Dr.John Smith Updated [Source, Embed code]

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