# NTSB ERA11WA164: Cessna 208B, Rio Branco, Brazil, January 21, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 21, 2011, 17:35 local (17:35 UTC)
- Place: Rio Branco, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA164
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78432/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78432
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA164

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 208B-2114
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; injuries: none

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 2, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78432. 22 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 22 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40344312&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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