Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered PT-YTJ on 06/05/2019 at Novo Aripuana [Investigation led by CENIPA / Brazil ]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Brazilian authorities:

The helicopter registration PT-YTJ, took off from Nova Aripuanã aerodrome in southern Amazonas, on Monday (06/05/2019), to perform a flight for a hotel near the Rio Acari, with one pilot and three passengers on board. The aircraft was missing and the wreckage was found, 41 miles from the Nova Aripuanã aerodrome.

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General information
Local date	06/05/2019
Responsible entity	Brazil - CENIPA
State or area of occurrence	Brazil
Location	Novo Aripuanã County
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	4
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2019-0228

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Brazil (CIA INICIADORA PREDIAL)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	PT-YTJ
State of registry	Brazil
Last departure point	Brazil - SWNA (NVP) : Novo Aripuana
Planned destination	Brazil - Unknown
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	AS3045
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Unknown

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.