Incident report
Agusta AW119 MKII crash near Piranhas, Brazil
fatal2012-05-088 fatalities
Summary
A Goias Civil Police AgustaWestland AW119 MKII helicopter crashed near Piranhas, Goias state, while returning from the reconstruction of an April 2012 massacre at Dover to the state capital of Goiana. All 8 on board were killed including police officers Jorge Moreira, Antonio Goncalves, Osvalmir Carrasco, Vinicius da Silva, and Bruno Carneiro.
Incident details
Date
2012-05-08
Location
Piranhas, Brazil
Aircraft
Registration
PP-CGO
Operator
Operator type
government
Fatalities
8
Injuries
0
Occupants
8
Probable cause
-16.4252, -51.8231
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities8
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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