ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147176
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 July 2012 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C |
| Owner/operator: | Fugro LASA |
| Registration: | PT-WOT |
| MSN: | 31-7912021 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Recreio beach, west of Rio de Janeiro -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport, Rio de Janeiro (SBJR) |
| Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport, Rio de Janeiro (SBJR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Aircraft was engaged in a survey flight off the coast of Rio de Janeiro and left Jacarepaguá-Roberto Marinho Airport in the afternoon for a circular mission. While returning to his departure point, pilot encountered problems and decided to ditch the aircraft into the sea off Recreio Beach. The three crew members (pilot and two passengers) were rescued by fire department AS350 helicopter (PP-MHI) but the aircraft sank.
According to a rough translation into English of a contemporary newspaper report (see link #1 for the original text):
"Plane with three people falls in the sea near
Recreio beach, west side of Rio
Firefighters rescued three occupants by helicopter and boats
From the R7 | 24/07/2012 at 16:56 | Updated: 07/24/2012 at 7:16 PM
A small plane crashed on Tuesday afternoon (July 24) at the height of the post 8 of Recreio beach, west of Rio de Janeiro, with three passengers. The accident occurred minutes after the single engine left the airport of Jacarepaguá, also in the west.
According to the Fire Department, the fall occurred around 4:10 p.m. The helicopter of the corporation aided the three occupants of the aircraft. Boats were also used in the rescue. The occupants were taken to the beach and taken care of on the spot. They were not injured and neither drowned. The aircraft belongs to a private company.
The R7 made contact with Lasa, the company that owns the plane, but no official wanted to comment on the matter."
Sources:
1. http://noticias.r7.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticias/aviao-com-tres-pessoas-cai-no-mar-perto-da-praia-na-zona-oeste-do-rio-20120724.html
2. http://noticias.r7.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticias/video-mostra-momento-que-bombeiros-resgatam-sobreviventes-da-queda-de-aviao-na-zona-oeste-veja-20120724.html
3. https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=815439
4. http://noticias.r7.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticias/aviao-com-tres-pessoas-cai-no-mar-perto-da-praia-na-zona-oeste-do-rio-20120724.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20150924194522/http://www.baaa-acro.com/2012/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-jacarepagua/
6. http://www.cprm.gov.br/aero/1000/p3016o.htm
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2012 23:32 | Anon. | Added |
| 30-Jul-2012 00:50 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Cn, Location] |
| 30-Aug-2014 15:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2017 22:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 22-Oct-2017 12:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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