# NTSB ERA09WA211: Piper PA-28R, Santo Antonio do Leverger, Brazil, February 1, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 1, 2009, 13:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Santo Antonio do Leverger, Brazil
- Coordinates: -15.896666, -55.315555 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-15.8967&lon=-55.3156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Emergency descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/600) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Emergency descent: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09WA211
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73547/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09WA211

## Probable cause

None.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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.

- Pilot

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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