Helibras HB 350B PT-YJJ accident
Planalto Indústria Mecânica Unknown · The accident with the helicopter PT-YJJ occurred in the early hours of 7 June 2014, in the municipality of Aruanã, in the interior of Goiás
From Banks of the Araguaia River to Goiânia (Santa Genoveva Aerodrome)
Event
- Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
- Accident
- Event fatalities
- 5 · all aircraft and ground
- Ground fatalities
- Unknown
- Occupants
- Unknown
- Survivors
- Unknown
- InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
- 0
- OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
- Unknown
Unknown
- RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
- PT-YJJ
- Operator
- Planalto Indústria Mecânica
- Onboard fatalities
- 5
- Route
- From Banks of the Araguaia RiverTo Goiânia (Santa Genoveva Aerodrome)
Cause areas
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena
- Personnel issues › Psychological
- Personnel issues › Action/decision
From the investigation findings the Wikipedia article reports, sorted into the NTSB's cause areas with AI assistance.
Approximate · Coordinates from the Wikipedia article; not checked against an investigation report.
From the Wikipedia article
The accident with the helicopter PT-YJJ occurred in the early hours of 7 June 2014, in the municipality of Aruanã, in the interior of Goiás. The crash of the aircraft resulted in the deaths of all five occupants, gaining great national and international repercussion due to the presence of the former footballer Fernandão, an idol of Sport Club Internacional and Goiás Esporte Clube.
The accident
The takeoff occurred at around 01:30 (local time). According to the CENIPA final report, the aircraft collided with a sandbank in the bed of the Araguaia River just 15 seconds after takeoff. The helicopter was completely destroyed by the impact.
Investigation and cause
Investigation
The investigation was conducted by the Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA), through report A-103/CENIPA/2014. The main contributing factors identified were:
Weather Conditions: The operation was carried out under very dark sky conditions (absence of moon and significant starlight), making visual perception of the horizon difficult.
Spatial Disorientation: The pilot, despite being experienced, suffered a loss of situational awareness regarding the aircraft's altitude and attitude shortly after leaving ground effect over the dark waters of the river.
Piloting Judgement: The decision to carry out a night takeoff at a location without any marking or lighting aid was considered inadequate for the conditions at the time.
Translated into English with AI assistance from the Portuguese Wikipedia article “Acidente com o Helibras HB 350B PT-YJJ” (revision 71709638, retrieved 2026-09-19) by its authors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Extracted as plain text: references, tables, images and some sections are left out; the translation may contain errors, and long articles were cut to their first 700 words. Read the article
Sources
Portuguese Wikipedia article: Acidente com o Helibras HB 350B PT-YJJ
- Translation
- Into English with AI assistance; names of linked operators and aircraft types from Wikidata. It may contain errors.
- Revision
- 71709638 · 2026-02-10 · retrieved 2026-09-19
- Wikidata
- Q138547183
- Licence
- Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Where each value comes from
- Record
- pt Wikipedia article "Acidente com o Helibras HB 350B PT-YJJ" (page 7796568, revision 71709638), translated into English with AI assistance
- Date
- Wikipedia infobox: date
- Place and country
- Wikipedia infobox: site
- Map position
- Wikipedia article coordinates
- Aircraft, operator and route
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
- Operation
- not stated in the Wikipedia article's infobox or opening paragraph
- Fatalities
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
- Ground fatalities
- not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
- Summary
- Wikipedia article lead
Source notes (1)
- Wikipedia · Facts from the Portuguese Wikipedia article's infobox, translated into English with AI assistance, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.