Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered PR-MJX on 30/07/2020 at Vicente Pires [Investigation led by CENIPA / Brazil]
Perte des références visuelles lors de l'atterrissage sur une surface non revêtue, heurt du rotor principal avec un bâtiment
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Brazilian authorities:
The aircraft took off from the heliport SDHH, located in Brasilia, DF, to a non prepared landing area located in Vicente Pires, DF, with three crew members and two passengers on board, in order to rescue a medical emergency. During the final approach, the crew were submitted to a brownout and lost visual reference with the terrain and obstacles.The aircraft moved slightly to the left without pilots' perception. The main rotor blades collided against a building next to the intended landing point.