Accident to the Airbus EC120 registered PR-BGF on 16/08/2023 at Laranjal do Jari

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Brazilian authorities:

While flying enroute, the aircraft performed a forcedlanding in an area of forest.

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General information
Local date	16/08/2023
Responsible entity	Brazil - CENIPA
State or area of occurrence	South America - Brazil
Location	Laranjal do Jari
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2023-0360

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	Brazil (SAGRES TÁXI AÉREO LTDA)
Manufacturer / Model	EUROCOPTER - EC120
Aircraft Registration	PR-BGF
State of registry	Brazil
Last departure point	Brazil
Planned destination	Brazil - SBMQ (MCP): Macapa/Intl, Ap
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	1181
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations

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.