Accident Robinson R44 Raven II PR-VIA,
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Date:Saturday 5 May 2018
Time:20:30 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic R44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R44 Raven II
Owner/operator:Alter Aviation SAE Ltda
Registration: PR-VIA
MSN: 12125
Year of manufacture:2008
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Vinhedo, São Paulo -   Brazil
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Jundiaí-Comte. Rolim Adolfo Amaro–Jundiaí State Airport, SP (SBJD)
Destination airport:Castelo dos Vinhais, Vinhedo, São Paulo
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The tail rotor of the Robinson R44 hit a flag pole during an attempted landing on a field at the Castelo dos Vinhais. It burst into flames. Three occupants sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was chartered to fly a bride to her wedding location.
It was determined that the landing spot was unsuitable.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://g1.globo.com/sp/campinas-regiao/noticia/cenipa-investiga-queda-de-helicoptero-que-transportava-noiva-em-vinhedo-piloto-era-experiente-diz-empresa.ghtml

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-May-2018 06:18 gerard57 Added
06-May-2018 06:40 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source]
06-May-2018 16:09 junior sjc Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport]
06-May-2018 16:13 harro Updated [Destination airport, Narrative]
06-May-2018 16:36 junior sjc Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
07-May-2018 06:06 cleberjc Updated [Location, Nature, Destination airport, Embed code]
27-Sep-2020 12:32 harro Updated [Time, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report]
28-Sep-2020 07:53 harro Updated [Accident report]

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