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| Date: | Tuesday 20 April 2004 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76A |
| Owner/operator: | Líder Táxi Aéreo |
| Registration: | PT-YBG |
| MSN: | 760288 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Macaé, RJ -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Macaé Airport, RJ (SBME) |
| local | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Flew into trees during night test flight after maintenance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.desastresaereos.net/acidentes_helicopteros_02.htm
http://www.aeromuseu.com.br/rab_pt.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2010 12:30 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jan-2011 14:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Nov-2013 14:47 | TB | Updated [Source, Damage, ] |
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