# NTSB ERA09WA212: Piper PA28R, Rio Verde, Brazil, January 10, 2009

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 10, 2009, 11:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place: Rio Verde, Brazil
- Coordinates: -17.834444, -50.955554 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-17.8344&lon=-50.9556&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09WA212
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73549/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09WA212

## 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)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

None.

## Factual narrative

On January 10, 2009, about 1130 UTC, a Piper PA-28-200R, Brazilian registration PT-NEE, operated by a private individual, received minor damage after a forced landing in Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil. After takeoff from General Leite De Castro Airport, the engine failed and a forced landing was performed on a road. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Areonautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center SHIS - QI 05 - VI COMAR Brasilía-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: +55 61 3364 8800 Fax: +55 61 3365 1004 dipaa@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained from, the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-NEE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R (200)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 711040
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Orlando Rezende Da Rocha
- Departed: SWLC, Rio Verde GO
- Destination: SWLC, Rio Verde GO
- Flight plan: Unknown

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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