| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 22, 2004 |
| Time: | 0830 |
| Location: | Off Macaé , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |
| Operator: | BHS - Brazilian Helicopter Service Air Taxi |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Campos, Brazil - Off-shore oil rig |
| AC Type: | Sikorsky S 76 |
| Registration: | PP-MYM |
| cn / ln: | ? |
| Aboard: | 11 (passengers:9 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:6 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | During the approach to P-31 oil rig, at an altitude of 500 ft, an alarm sounded for the left turbine after which there was a loud noise. Then the main rotor and right turbine lost rotation and the helicopter crashed in the sea. |
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