Helikopterulykke i Brasil - 1 drept - Curt Lewis

Aérospatiale AS 350B2 crashed into the sea 

Date:	12-APR-2017
Time:	18:30 LT
Type:	Aérospatiale/Helibras AS 350B2 Esquilo
Owner/operator:	Heli-Rio Taxi Aereo
Registration:	PT-YZM
C/n / msn:	AS2831
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	off Praia de Itacoatiara, Niteroi , Rio de Janeiro -    Brazil
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro

Narrative:
A helicopter crashed into the sea some 200m off the Itacoatiara beach, Niteroi. One person escaped from the helicopter and has been rescued; the pilot died.