Accident to the Airbus EC120 registered PP-MEU operated by Helirio Taxi Aero on 14/12/2022 at Rio de Janeiro

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Brazilian authorities:

During approach to land on SDRE, the aircraft presented a failure and the pilot decided to perform an emergency land on a grassy area.

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General information
Local date	14/12/2022
Responsible entity	Brazil - CENIPA
State or area of occurrence	South America - Brazil
Location	Rio de Janeiro
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	5
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2022-0598

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	Brazil (HELIRIO TAXI AERO LTDA)
Manufacturer / Model	EUROCOPTER - EC120
Aircraft Registration	PP-MEU
State of registry	Brazil
Last departure point	Brazil - Other
Planned destination	Brazil - Other
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	1079
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Sightseeing

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.