Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered PR-HRC on 03/05/2023 at Sao Carlos

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Brazilian authorities: :

Amid the flight, the aircraft collided with the ground.

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General information
Local date	03/05/2023
Responsible entity	Brazil - CENIPA
State or area of occurrence	South America - Brazil
Location	São Carlos
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	2
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2023-0154

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	Brazil (LUMA RAYANA KOIZIMI E OUTRO)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	PR-HRC
State of registry	Brazil
Last departure point	Brazil - Other
Planned destination	Brazil - Other
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	3972
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Business

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.