ERA10WA160

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310R · Nova Lima, Brazil · February 26, 2010

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
February 26, 2010, 11:19 local (16:19 UTC)
Place
Nova Lima, Brazil
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
PT-OIDCessna 310R
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
75437

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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.

Factual narrative

On Feburary 26, 2010, about 1119 UTC, a Cessna 310R, Brazilian registration PT-OID, was destroyed when it collided with mountainous terrain near Nova Lima, Brazil. The pilot and one passenger were killed. The flight originated from Leopoldina, Brazil (SNDN) and was destined for Belo Horizonte/Pampulha, Brazil (SBBH). The flight was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations, and was operating under visual flight rules when the accident occurred. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Areonautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center SHIS - QI 05 - VI COMAR Brasilia -DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: 55 61 3364 8800 Fax: 53 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-OID
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Marcelo Tanus Pascoal Sales
Registered owner
Marcelo Tanus Pascoal Sales
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
SNDN · Leopoldina
Destination
SBBH · Belo Horizonte
Flight plan
Unknown

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 22, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 9 KB in all.