- Date
- November 23, 2009, 14:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Fazenida Liberdade, Brazil, Brazil
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PT-VIFEmbraer EMB-720
- Defining event
- Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- FAA Miami International Field Office
- Case key
- 76934
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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.
Factual narrative
On November 23 18, 2009, about 1440 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), an Embraer EMB-720D, Brazilian registration PT-VIF, operated by W.P.Comercio De Cereais LTDA, collided with a fence as a result of a force landing from a loss of engine power during cruise flight in the vicinity of “Baia Do Cavalos” ranch, Fazenda Liberdade, Brazil. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot and two passengers were not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from the Rondonopolis Airport, Rondonopolis ,Brazil at an undermined time. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center SHIS – QI 05 – VI COMAR Brazil-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: +55 61 3364 8800 Fax: +55 61 3365 1004 dipaa@cenipa.aer.mil.br
Aircraft
- Registration
- PT-VIF
- Reported as
- Embraer EMB-720 (D)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- W.P. Comercio de Cereais LTDA
- Registered owner
- W.P. Comercio de Cereais LTDA
- Departed
- SWRD
- Destination
- SWLI
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Observed at
- SBCY
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 24, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 11 KB in all.