Accident to the Airbus EC130 registered PR-WVT on 16/01/2025 at Caieras (Brazil)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Brazilian authorities:

During the flight the helicopter collided with vegetation.

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General information
Local date	16/01/2025
Responsible entity	Brazil - CENIPA
State or area of occurrence	Brazil
Location	Caieras, Sao Paulo
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	4
Number of serious injuries	1
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2025-0025

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Brazil - Other (C & F ADMINISTRACAO DE AERONAVES LTDA)
Manufacturer / Model	EUROCOPTER - EC130
Aircraft Registration	PR-WVT
State of registry	Brazil
Last departure point	Brazil - SDAI : Americana
Planned destination	Brazil - Other (SIBH - Helicidade helipad)
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	3490
Operator Type AG	Fractional ownership
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.