Helicopter took off from Santos Dumont airport at about 20h on Saturday and fell about 30 minutes later, in the middle of the Tijuca Forest killing both occupants. A local resident said there was much fog on the site at the time. Pilot named as Erick Ramiro Freitas, 25, son of Elzo Padilha Freitas, owner of Nat Aero Taxi. Passenger Adamastor Sobrosa Filho, age 54.
- Date
- September 10, 2011
- Reg
- PR-CEC
- Make
- Robinson
- Model
- R44
- MSN
- 12504
- Location
- Vale do Encantado
- Country
- Brazil
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Fatal
- 2
- Operator
- Nat-Aero-Taxi
- Link 1
- http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=pt&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Foglobo.globo.com%2Frio%2Fmat%2F2011%2F09%2F11%2Fcorpos-de-piloto-fotografos-foram-resgatados-de-mata-onde-caiu-helicoptero-925330610.asp
- Link 2
- http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=pt&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fultimosegundo.ig.com.br%2Fbrasil%2Frj%2Faeronautica%2Binvestiga%2Bacidente%2Bcom%2Bhelicoptero%2Bno%2Brio%2Fn1597204790716.html
- Link 3
- http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=pt&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnoticias.r7.com%2Frio-de-janeiro%2Fnoticias%2Ftecnicos-voltam-ao-local-onde-helicoptero-caiu-para-levantar-mais-detalhes-sobre-acidente-20110911.html
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