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| Date: | Tuesday 2 January 2024 |
| Time: | c. 09:03 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC120B Colibri |
| Owner/operator: | Âncora MG Participaçoes Societárias Ltda |
| Registration: | PP-MMA |
| MSN: | 1595 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lago de Furnas, near Capitólio, MG -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Capitlio , Minas Gerais |
| Capitlio , Minas Gerais | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Eurocopter EC120B Colibri crashed shortly after takeoff into the lake Lago de Furnas, near Capitólio, Minas Gerais.
Pilot, copilot and a passenger were rescued and taken to hospitals, while another passenger was found dead.
Sources:
https://g1.globo.com/mg/centro-oeste/noticia/2024/01/02/helicoptero-com-tripulantes-cai-em-capitolio-mg.ghtml
https://g1.globo.com/mg/centro-oeste/noticia/2024/01/03/helicoptero-que-caiu-em-capitolio-e-retirado-da-agua.ghtml
https://sistemas.anac.gov.br/aeronaves/cons_rab_resposta.asp?textMarca=PPMMA
https://www.flickr.com/photos/spottergyn/8420395790/in/photolist-dQ5JiL/lightbox/ (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N710MM, C-GJCV
Media:
Video of the crash:
Um helicóptero com quatro pessoas caiu na manhã desta terça (02) no lago de Furnas, em Capitólio, na região Sul de Minas Gerais. Conforme o Corpo de Bombeiros, o acidente ocorreu próximo a estrada de acesso à Escarpas do Lago.
— Uberlândia Notícias (@UberlandiaNot) January 2, 2024
Entre os quatro ocupantes, três conseguiram escapar pic.twitter.com/wXxH5ZqNQu
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2024 16:59 | poxipol | Added |
| 02-Jan-2024 19:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2024 07:41 | cleberjc | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 04-Jan-2024 07:52 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Damage, ] |
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