ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146695
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 July 2012 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | GO Air (Master Escola de Aviação Civil) |
| Registration: | PT-HOL |
| MSN: | 2189 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 200 Guaicurus Street, Água Branca, West Zone of São Paulo City -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Campo de Marte (SBMT) |
| São Paulo-Campo de Marte (SBMT) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Two pilots died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday (July 11 2012) in Sao Paulo, according to the Fire Department. The aircraft used for flight instruction, crashed on a shed at 200 Guaicurus Street, in Água Branca, the West Zone of São Paulo. The accident happened around 10:20 am. LT. The helicopter had departed from the São Paulo-Campo de Marte - SBMT, in the Northern Zone, at 9:19 a.m., according to INFRAERO. According to a rough translation into English of contemporary press reports:
"Two pilots died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday (11) in São Paulo , according to the Fire Department. The aircraft used for instruction flights, fell on a shed in White Water, in the West Zone of São Paulo. The accident happened around 10:20. The helicopter had left the Campo de Mars, in the north, at 9:19 a.m., according to Infraero.
According to the commander of the 4th Combat Team of the Fire Department, José Luis Borges, died in the accident Denis Franklin Tomasi, 32, and Maílson Rocha Lopes, 23. They suffered multiple trauma. According to the record of the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), Denis is a private pilot and commercial pilot is Maílson.
With the fall, a hole opened in the roof. The tail of the aircraft broke off and stood outside the shed. The aircraft belongs to the Master School of Civil Aviation, which is also known as Go Air. No information on the causes of the accident or if the pilot alerted the control tower about a problem before the collision.
The coordinator of Civil Defense of São Paulo, Jair Paca de Lima, and neighbors say the shed where it happened the fall runs a metal coil company. At the time of the accident, no one was on site and there were no injuries. The coordendor Civil Defense says that the structure of the shed was not compromised and should be released immediately after the removal of the bodies and the work of expertise.
The aviation company informed the Civil Defense on board the helicopter were two professional pilots that were a category change flight. The G1 , the company confirmed only that it was an instruction flight. Next to the crash site pass the tracks of Line 7-Rubi, the São Paulo Metropolitan Train Company (CPTM) and operates the White Water station. The train circulation was not affected."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://noticias.r7.com/sao-paulo/fotos/dois-morrem-em-queda-de-helicoptero-na-zona-oeste-20120711.html
2. http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2012/07/queda-de-helicoptero-em-sao-paulo-deixa-dois-mortos-dizem-bombeiros.html
3. NTSB Identification: ERA12WA446 at https://ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20120712X13134&ntsbno=ERA12WA446&akey=1
4. http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6337463
5. http://noticias.r7.com/sao-paulo/noticias/helicoptero-cai-na-lapa-20120711.html
6. https://www.correiodoestado.com.br/noticia/queda-de-helicoptero-em-sao-paulo-deixa-dois-mortos/154350/
7. http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/brasil/sp/2012-07-11/helicoptero-cai-em-galpao-na-zona-oeste-de-sao-paulo.html
8. Video news report: https://globoplay.globo.com/v/2038276/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 November 2010 | PT-HOL | São Paulo, SP | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2012 14:15 | Sidney Menezes | Added |
| 11-Jul-2012 14:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2012 17:48 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
| 13-Jul-2012 14:13 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2012 08:54 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Sep-2012 01:47 | cleberjc | Updated [Time, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2016 17:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2016 17:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 00:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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