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Palmas-Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport, TO (PMW/SBPJ)
Investigating agency:
CENIPA
Confidence Rating:
Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative: The helicopter took off from the São Salvador Football Club located in the municipality of São Salvador do Tocantins, TO, at around 16:45 UTC, bound for the Aeródromo Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues (SBPJ), Palmas, TO, for a transfer flight, with one pilot and one passenger on board. During the cruise flight, the aircraft encountered bad weather and crashed into the ground in a rural area.