- Date
- January 21, 2011, 17:35 local (17:35 UTC)
- Place
- Rio Branco, Brazil
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- PR-RMICessna 208B
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Case key
- 78432
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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 21, 2011, about 1735 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna 208B, Brazilian registration PR-RMI, operated by Carlos Madeira Aerotaxi Ltda, had an engine failure during a go-around, and made a forced landing near the Rio Branco International Airport (SBRB), State of Acre, Brazil. The pilot and passenger were not injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight originated from the Tarauaca Aerodrome (SBTK), Brazil, and was destined for SBRB. 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
- PR-RMI
- Reported as
- Cessna 208B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 208B-2114
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Rio Maderira Aerotaxi Ltda
- Registered owner
- Rio Maderira Aerotaxi Ltda
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SBTK · Tarauaca
- Destination
- SBRB · Rio Branco
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SBRB · Rio Branco Airport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- None
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 2, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 22 KB in all.