- Date
- March 31, 2008, 07:00 local (07:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lencois, Bahia, Brazil
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- PT-VCINeiva NE-821
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- Investigation class
- Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 68051
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Factual narrative
On March 31, 2008, a Neiva NE-821, Brazilian manufactured Piper PA31T/T1040, registration PT-VCI, operated by Abaeté Táxi Aéreo as a domestic cargo flight, crashed on approach to Lencois, Brazil. There were 2 fatalities and the airplane was destroyed. The Brazilian CENIPA has contacted NTSB for assistance in reading out the damaged CVR. Piper Aircraft was notified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PT-VCI
- Reported as
- Neiva NE-821
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Abaeté Táxi Aéreo
- Departed
- SSSA · Salvador
- Destination
- SLBA · Lencois, Bahia
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)