Brazilian airport authority Infraero refers to the flight as “illegal”. Helicopter was carrying 246kg of cocaine, crashed and burned out in an open field, killing both occupants, named here as Matheus Henrique dos Santos Venancio (aged 20) and Pedro Augusto Boim (aged 24).  Image issued by Police

Date:

20 October, 2021

Reg:

PT-ITT

Make:

Robinson

Model:

R66

MSN:

0258

Location:

Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul - close to border with Paraguay

Country:

Brazil

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

2

Link:

https://noticias.r7.com/helicoptero-cai-e-duas-pessoas-morrem-em-ponta-pora-ms-20102021

Link:

https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/brasil/2021/10/4956725-helicoptero-que-transportava-cocaina-cai-em-ms-dois-passageiros-morrem.html

Link:

https://g1.globo.com/ms/mato-grosso-do-sul/noticia/2021/10/20/duas-pessoas-morrem-carbonizadas-apos-helicoptero-cair-na-fronteira-do-brasil-com-paraguai.ghtml