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| Date: | Friday 22 August 2003 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76A+ |
| Owner/operator: | Aeróleo Táxi Aéreo |
| Registration: | PT-YAU |
| MSN: | 760175 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Macaé Airport, RJ -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Macaé Airport, RJ (SBME) |
| local | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Main rotor blades touched the ground during training mission. The helicopter landed hard and rolled over.
Accident investigation:
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|
Sources:
Scramble 295
http://www.desastresaereos.net/acidentes_helicopteros_02.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2010 14:28 | TB | Added |
| 20-Jun-2010 01:37 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-Jul-2010 03:28 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 03-Jan-2011 14:47 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Mar-2013 18:04 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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