Hard landing Accident Sikorsky S-76A+ PT-YAU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75130
 
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Date:Friday 22 August 2003
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic S76 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-76A+
Owner/operator:Aeróleo Táxi Aéreo
Registration: PT-YAU
MSN: 760175
Year of manufacture:1981
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Macaé Airport, RJ -   Brazil
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Macaé Airport, RJ (SBME)
Destination airport:local
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Main rotor blades touched the ground during training mission. The helicopter landed hard and rolled over.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

Scramble 295
http://www.desastresaereos.net/acidentes_helicopteros_02.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jun-2010 14:28 TB Added
20-Jun-2010 01:37 TB Updated [Operator]
19-Jul-2010 03:28 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
03-Jan-2011 14:47 TB Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Mar-2013 18:04 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source]

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