- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: July 05, 2003
Time: 1130
Location: Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Operator: BHS - Brazilian Helicopter Services
Flight #: ?
Route: ?
AC Type: Sikorsky S 76 A
Registration: PT-YVM
cn / ln: ?
Aboard: 5   (passengers:3  crew:2)
Fatalities: 5   (passengers:3  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: The helicopter was landing on the helideck of the ship Toisa Mariner, when the tail rotor collided with the flagpole on the ship. The pilot lost the control and the helicopter crashed into the sea.
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