Sunday, December 27, 2009

Helicopter accident kills 2 in north Brazil

BRASILIA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian aeronautics command said Sunday that they found two bodies on Sunday morning together with the remains of a Robinson R-44 helicopter of the Brazilian Aerial Force (FAB).

The helicopter had seen last time on Dec. 23, when it took off from Sao Paulo heading for Sao Luiz, capital of Maranhao State in the north of the country, the sources said. According to the sources there were two people aboard the helicopter and none of them survived.

The last contact that the air traffic had with the helicopter was at 2:28 p.m. local time on Dec. 23, the sources said. Meanwhile, the National Center of Aeronautic Accidents Investigation and Prevention are in charge of determining the causes of the accident.
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