# NTSB ERA10WA160: Cessna 310R, Nova Lima, Brazil, February 26, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 26, 2010, 11:19 local (16:19 UTC)
- Place: Nova Lima, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- 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): 75437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75437/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75437
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA160

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

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

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 22, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75437. 9 KB in all.

- Other Pertinent Forms and Reports (item 1, .PDF, 9 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40327365&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Other%20Pertinent%20Forms%20and%20Reports-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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