- Date
- February 1, 2009, 13:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Santo Antonio do Leverger, Brazil
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- PT-DJAPiper PA-28R
- Defining event
- Emergency descent: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 73547
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Probable cause
None.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
None.
Factual narrative
On February 1, 2009, about 1330 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA28R-180, Brazilian registration PT-DJA, was destroyed when it impacted the ground, after it experienced a loss of engine power, shortly after takeoff from Fazenda Vertente Airport (SWVL), Santo Antonio Do Leverger, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Research and Investigative Division Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Federative Republic of Brazil SHIS-QI 05-VI COMAR Brasilia-DF, Brazil This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PT-DJA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R (180)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-30896
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Jose Carlos De Souza Pires
- Registered owner
- Jose Carlos De Souza Pires
- Departed
- SWVL · Santo Antonio do Leverger
- Destination
- SWVL · Santo Antonio do Leverger
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SWVL · Fazenda Vertente
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot