Accident to the Helicopter AS350 registered PR-IDR on 19/11/2016 at Rio de Janeiro [Investigation led by CENIPA / Brazil]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Brazilian authorities:

The aircraft fell into free fall and collided with the ground.

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General information
Local date	19/11/2016
Responsible entity	Brazil - CENIPA
State or area of occurrence	South America - Brazil
Location	Rio de Janeiro
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	4
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2016-0732

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	Brazil - Other (Policia Militar de Rio de Janeiro)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	PR-IDR
State of registry	Brazil
Last departure point	Brazil
Planned destination	Brazil
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number	4844
Operator Type AG	Government agency
Operation Type	Natonally Regulated Operations - Police

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.