Incident report
Eurocopter AS350B2 crash near Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
fatal2026-06-141 fatality
Summary
A privately owned Eurocopter AS350 B2 Écureuil collided mid-air with a Bell 206B JetRanger III over Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro. The sole occupant, pilot Charles Marsillac, was killed.
Incident details
Date
2026-06-14
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aircraft
Registration
PR-DJJ
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Occupants
1
Probable cause
Source
Wikipedia ↗-22.9068, -43.1729
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceWikipedia
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