Incident Leonardo Helicopters AW119Kx Koala PR-FKC,
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Date:Monday 8 January 2024
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Leonardo Helicopters AW119Kx Koala
Owner/operator:Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF)
Registration: PR-FKC
MSN: 15006
Year of manufacture:2021
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Belo Horizonte, MG -   Brazil
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Ambulance
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The AW119Kx helicopter force landed on the Avenida Tereza Cristina in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Suffering a tail rotor strike and collapsed skids.
The helicopter had just taken off to transport a person injured injured in a traffic accident to a hospital.

Sources:

https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/helicoptero-da-prf-faz-pouso-forcado-em-avenida-de-bh-veja-video

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jan-2024 20:11 harro Added
08-Jan-2024 20:12 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Embed code]
08-Jan-2024 20:15 harro Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative]
08-Jan-2024 20:27 harro Updated [Other fatalities, Category]
09-Jan-2024 07:59 Aerossurance Updated [Embed code, Damage, Narrative]

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