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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

Brazil - CENIPA

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.