ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175337
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| Date: | Thursday 20 April 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Henrimar Táxi Aéreo |
| Registration: | PT-HOZ |
| MSN: | 2013 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Piraí, Rio de Janerio -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro (SDVR) |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The engine lost power during a power-line survey. An auto rotation ended in a landing on rocks. The helicopter was refuelled from drums, and fuel contamination is being investigated as a possible cause of the engine failure. One of the occupants died. According to the following rough translation of the official accident report:
"The helicopter took off from Volta Redonda - RJ (SDVR), with three people on board, to carry out a line inspection service of electricity transmission. Next to Pirai - RJ, experienced engine power loss, coming to bump into the ground. A passenger died at the scene and the other occupants had minor injuries. The aircraft suffered serious damage".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www2.anac.gov.br/segVoo/seguranca6.asp
2. http://www.aeromuseu.com.br/rab_pt.htm
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001
4. http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/802/70/potential.pdf
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170707074843/http://www2.anac.gov.br:80/segVoo/seguranca6.asp
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2015 20:29 | junior sjc | Added |
| 14-Apr-2015 16:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 18:20 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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