- Date
- March 8, 2009, 20:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Querencia, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PT-LKHBeech A36
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 73578
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Probable cause
None
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
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 March 9, 2009, about 2030 coordinated universal time, a Beech A36, Brazilian registration PT-LKH, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Querencia, Brazil. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations. According to preliminary information provided by the Brazilian government, the pilot departed on a visual flight from Aragarcas, Brazil, destined for Fazenda Felicidade, Brazil. The pilot encountered weather while enroute, and the airplane impacted terrain some time thereafter. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: 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 only contains information released by, or obtained from, the Government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PT-LKH
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E1869
- Engine
- Continental IO-550, 285 hp, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Percival Santos Muniz
- Registered owner
- Percival Santos Muniz
- Departed
- SJVO · Aragarcas
- Destination
- SWEW · Fazenda Felicid
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Medical
- Unknown