Incident report
Agusta A109S crash near Paraty, Brazil
fatal2008-04-302 fatalities
Summary
On April 30, 2008, at approximately 22:59 UTC, an Agusta Westland A109S helicopter, Brazilian registration PR-IPO, crashed after departure from the Parati/Condomínio Laranjeiras heliport, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. There were 2 fatalities. The Brazil CENIPA has requested assistance from the US manufacturers of electronic components in the helicopter to download non-volatile memory information.
Incident details
Date
2008-04-30
Location
Paraty, Brazil
Aircraft
Registration
PR-IPO
Operator
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Source
NTSB ↗-23.2196, -44.7154
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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