- Date
- January 3, 2011, 12:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Corupa, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- PT-DJSPiper
- Defining event
- Unknown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- FAA/IFO
- Case key
- 78227
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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 January 03, 2011, at 1200 coordinated universal time (10:00 local time), a Piper PA-25-260, Brazilian registration PT-DJS, incurred substantial damage when it impacted terrain for unknown reasons near, Corupa, Santa Catarina, Brazil,. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Corupa, earlier that day at an unspecified time. The investigation is under the direction of the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigative Division SHIS-QI 05-VI COMAR Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: (55-61) 3364-8812 Email: dipaa.spai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and only contains information released by the Government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PT-DJS
- Reported as
- Piper
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-5178
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Aero Agricola Caicaria LTDA.
- Registered owner
- Aero Agricola Caicaria LTDA.
- Departed
- Corupa
- Destination
- Corupa
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 1, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 7 KB in all.