Accident to the Airbus EC120 registered PP-MMA on 02/01/2024 at Capitolio city

Preliminary data from the notification of the Brazilian authorities:

After take off an inflight engine failure occurred. The aircraft lost altitude and hit on the lake.

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General information
Local date	02/01/2024
Responsible entity	Brazil - CENIPA
State or area of occurrence	Brazil
Location	Capitólio City
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Number of serious injuries	2
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2024-0004

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Brazil (Ancora MG Partipações Societarias)
Manufacturer / Model	EUROCOPTER - EC120
Aircraft Registration	PP-MMA
State of registry	Brazil
Last departure point	Brazil (SJXD : Escarpas)
Planned destination	Brazil - SNUH : Piumhi
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	1595
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	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.