# NTSB ERA11WA265: Embraer EMB-810C, Manaus, Brazil, April 21, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 21, 2011, 18:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place: Manaus, Brazil
- Coordinates: -3.04111, -60.050556
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-3.0411&lon=-60.0506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11WA265
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78969/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78969
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA265

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 21, 2011, about 1850 coordinated universal time, an Embraer EMB-810C, Brazilian registration PT-EFS, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Eduardo Gomes Airport (SBEG), Manaus, Brazil. The two flight crewmembers and five passengers were fatally injured. The flight was destined for Sanatrém, Brazil (SBSN). The flight was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Areonautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center SHIS - QI 05 - VI COMAR Brasilia -DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: 55 61 3364 8800 Fax: 53 61 3365 1004 dipaa@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-EFS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-810C
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 810055
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Transportadora Amazonaves Ltda
- Registered owner: Transportadora Amazonaves Ltda
- Departed: SBEG, Manaus
- Destination: SBSN, Santarém
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: SBEG, Eduardo Gomes Airport

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 27, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78969. 50 KB in all.

- Foreign Investigation Statement (item 1, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40346974&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Investigation%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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