# NTSB ERA10WA130: Piper PA-34, Ipero, Brazil, January 27, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 27, 2010, 11:18 local (11:18 UTC)
- Place: Ipero, Brazil
- Coordinates: -23.411945, -47.558612 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-23.4119&lon=-47.5586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA130
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75331/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75331
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA130

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Analysis

On January 27, 2010, at 0918 EST, a Piper PA-34, PR-UGO, of Brazilian registration, registered to and operated by an individual, crashed 10 minutes after takeoff. The pilot and passenger were killed and the airplane was substantially damaged. The weather at the time of the accident was unknown. The flight originated from Sorocaba (SDCO), to Santa Rita Do Araguaia (SWRT), at an undetermined time.

## Factual narrative

On January 27, 2010, at 1118 UTC, a Piper PA-34, PR-UGO, of Brazilian registration, registered to and operated by an individual, crashed 10 minutes after takeoff. The pilot and passenger were killed and the airplane was substantially damaged. The weather at the time of the accident was unknown. The flight originated from Sorocaba (SDCO), to Santa Rita Do Araguaia (SWRT), at 1108. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Brazil. Further information may be obtained from: Major Luis Renato Horta de Castro Investigation Research and Support CENIPA - DIPAA SHIS QI 05 ÁREA ESPECIAL 12 LAGO SUL BRASÍLIA - DF BRAZIL TEL: +55 61 3364-8814 FAX: +55 61 3365-1004 This report is for information purposes only and contains only information obtained for or released by the government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PR-UGO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 810391
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SDCO, Sorocaba
- Destination: SWRT, Santa Rita do
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; medical: unknown, unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 24, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75331. 24 KB in all.

- Memorandum (item 1, .PDF, 24 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40325958&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum-Master.PDF

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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