| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 26, 2008 |
| Time: | 1616 |
| Location: | Off Macae , Rio de Janeiro , Argentina |
| Operator: | BHS - Brazilian Helicopter Service Air Taxi |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Oil Rig P18 - Macae |
| AC Type: | Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma |
| Registration: | PP-MUM |
| cn / ln: | 2570 |
| Aboard: | 20 (passengers:17 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Less than half minute after the taking-off from the Oil Rig P-18, and while still in low altitude, a failure in the tail rotor caused loss of control of the aircraft by the crew. The helicopter crashed in the sea. |
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