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Accident to the helicopter Airbus AS350 registered PT-SUS occured on 28/06/2021 at Jequitai

Perte de références visuelles lors de l'atterrissage, collision avec le sol et basculement sur le côté

Responsible entity

Brazil - CENIPA

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Brazilian authorities:

The aircraft took off from Aerodrome Mario Ribeiro (SBMK), Montes Claros - MG, direct to an unregistered landing area, located in the municipality of Jequitaí - MG, at about 1235 (UTC), in order to perform an aeromedical service, with a pilot, a tactical air operator, a doctor and a nurse on board. On the final approach, a cloud of residual dust was generated (brownout) and the helicopter crashed while landing.