# NTSB ERA11WA161: Cessna A188B, Itinga, Brazil, February 5, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 5, 2011, 13:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Itinga, Brazil
- Coordinates: -4.475277, -47.546943 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-4.4753&lon=-47.5469&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA161
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78423/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78423
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA161

## Sequence of events

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

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

## Factual narrative

On February 5, 2011, about 1330 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna A188B, Brazilian registration PT-FFG, operated by Globo Aviacao Agricola Ltda, collided with a tree during a crop dusting flight, in Bom Jesus, Itinga do Maranhao City, Maranhao, Brazil. The pilot was killed, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight originated from Bola Sete Farm (SNHU)at an undetermined time. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center SHIS – QI 05 – VI COMAR Brasilía-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: +55 61 3364 8800 Fax: +55 61 3365 1004 dipaa@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-FFG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18803928T
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Globo Aviacao Agricola Ltda
- Registered owner: Globo Aviacao Agricola Ltda
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed: SNHU, Bola Sete Farm
- Destination: SNHU, Bola Sete Farm

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; seat: single

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 11, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78423. 9 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 9 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40344474&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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