ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345344
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 September 2023 |
| Time: | 14:00 UTC |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland AW119 MkII Koala |
| Owner/operator: | Brigada Militar do Estado do RS |
| Registration: | PR-RES |
| MSN: | 14828 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lajeado, RS -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport, RS (POA/SBPA) |
| Lajeado,Rio Taquari, RS | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a rescue mission, a victim and one crew member were lifted using a winch cable.
The cable broke, causing them both to fall. The victim died.
Sources:
https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/geral/noticia/2023/09/pm-que-caiu-de-helicoptero-durante-resgate-em-lajeado-segue-em-estado-grave-clmb1kcnu003d0137d5xqz80t.html
https://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2023/09/05/ciclone-no-rs-mulher-morre-e-pm-fica-ferido-durante-resgate-em-lajeado.ghtml
https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/rs-mulher-perde-a-vida-apos-cabo-de-helicoptero-se-romper-durante-resgate,82c18c36e9b6d447614026bed824337eza2qzohi.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2023 09:00 | harro | Added |
| 08-Sep-2023 09:02 | harro | Updated |
| 11-Sep-2023 06:54 | cleberjc | Updated |
| 13-Oct-2023 14:27 | harro | Updated |
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