Sikorsky S92 incident near Rio de Janeiro, Br, October 15, 2025
On October 15, 2025 at about 11:21 am local time, a Sikorsky S92 (helicopter), registered PRBGM, suffered minor damage in an incident during enroute near Rio de Janeiro (Valaris Ds-17 Maritime Unit airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 16 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 15, 2025 · about 11:21 am local time · cases in 2025
- Place
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Valaris Ds-17 Maritime Unit · cases near this airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 16 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S92 A · all S92s on the register
- Registration
- PRBGM · registered outside the United States · serial 920153
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) during enroute defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Líder Táxi Aéreo S.A. - Air Brasil
The flight
- Departed from: 9PLR Valaris Ds-17 Maritime Unit
- Destination: SBJR Rio de Janeiro
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 14 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- Sikorsky S-92 44 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Sikorsky 827 aircraft on the register
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ENG26WA003.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.