Accident to the helicopter AS350 registered PT-YZM on 12/04/2017 at Niteroi [Investigation led by CENIPA / Brazil]

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General information
Local date	12/04/2017
Responsible entity	Brazil - CENIPA
State or area of occurrence	Brazil
Location	Niteroi
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2017-0196

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Brazil (HELIRIO Air Taxi Ltd.)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	PT-YZM
State of registry	Brazil
Last departure point
Planned destination
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	2831
Operator Type AG	Not applicable
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.