Loss of control Accident Guimbal Cabri G2 PR-EFC,
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Date:Monday 11 April 2022
Time:11:40 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic G2CA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Guimbal Cabri G2
Owner/operator:EFAI - Escola de aviação Civil Ltd
Registration: PR-EFC
MSN: 1120
Year of manufacture:2015
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Near Contagem-EFAI Helipad, MG (SNHN) -   Brazil
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Contagem-EFAI Helipad, MG (SNHN)
Destination airport:Contagem-EFAI Helipad, MG (SNHN)
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A helicopter used for training crashed near the heliport SNHN - Heliport EFAI. Witnesses reported that shortly after takeoff the helicopter lost power and hit a truck in the parking lot of a food distributor near the heliport. The pilot and student had injuries and were taken to the hospital.

Sources:

https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2022/04/11/helicoptero-cai-em-contagem-na-regiao-metropolitana-de-bh.ghtml
https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2022/04/12/imagens-mostram-momento-em-que-helicoptero-caiu-em-contagem-na-grande-bh-video.ghtml

https://www.otempo.com.br/cidades/helicoptero-com-duas-pessoas-cai-em-contagem-aeronave-corre-risco-de-explosao-1.2651849
https://noticias.r7.com/minas-gerais/helicoptero-cai-dentro-de-centro-de-distribuicao-de-contagem-mg-11042022

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 September 2016 PR-EFC EFAI - Escola de Aviação Civil Ltda 0 Contagem, Minas Gerais sub
Loss of control

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Apr-2022 16:45 cleberjc Added
13-Apr-2022 08:18 cleberjc Updated [Source, Category]
17-Apr-2022 06:11 Anon. Updated [Location]
23-Apr-2022 07:32 harro Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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