Accident Helibras HB350B2 Esquilo PT-HYW,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343299
 
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Date:Thursday 22 February 2018
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Helibras HB350B2 Esquilo
Owner/operator:DS Air Taxi Aereo Ltda.
Registration: PT-HYW
MSN: AS2765
Year of manufacture:1994
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Santa Rita do Novo Destino -   Brazil
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF (BSB/SBBR)
Destination airport:Crixa-Mineração Serra Grande Heliport (SJMS)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The aircraft took off from SBBR, with a pilot and two passengers on board, to the Mineração Serra Grande Heliport (SJMS), Crixa, GO, at about 13:30, in order to transport cargo and personnel. After about 30 minutes of flight, the emergency light of the hydraulic system lit on in the aircraft's panel and the horn sounded.
The pilot decided to make an emergency landing in the pasture of a farm in the city of Santa Rita do Novo Destino. During the approach, the aircraft was controlled, but near the landing the pilot lost the controls, the blades of the main rotor touched the ground, then the aircraft touched the skis and finally stopped.

Sources:

https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-helicopter-airbus-as350-registered-pt-hyw-and-operated-by-ds-taxi-aero-on-22-02-2018-at-santa-rita-do-novo-destino-investigation-led-by-cenipa---brazil/

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Aug-2023 07:49 harro Added
07-Aug-2023 07:50 harro Updated

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