Bell 206B Crash in Serra do Mar, Brazil

Incident Overview and Fatalities On April 8, 2011, at 2030 coordinated universal time (1730 local time), a Bell 206B helicopter bearing the Brazilian registration PT-YMJ was destroyed after impacting terrain. The accident occurred at the 5,000-foot level of the Serra do Mar mountain range in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil. Both the pilot and the passenger aboard the aircraft were fatally injured in the crash. The flight was being conducted under Brazilian flight regulations at the time of the incident. The investigation into the accident is under the direction of the government of Brazil, with the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center serving as the primary contact for further information.