# NTSB ERA11WA126: Piper, Corupa, Brazil, January 3, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 3, 2011, 12:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place: Corupa, Brazil
- Coordinates: -26.433332, -49.233333 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-26.4333&lon=-49.2333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA/IFO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78227/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA126

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

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

The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 1, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78227. 7 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 7 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40342679&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement-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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