- Date
- May 16, 2011, 01:30 local (01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sao Pedro, Brazil
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- PT-IFSPiper PA-34-200
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 79206
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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 May 16, 2011, about 0130 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-34-200, Brazilian registration PT-IFS, was destroyed when it impacted hilly terrain under unknown circumstances near Sao Pedro, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian certificated pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The local training flight departed Piracicaba Airport (SPDW), Piracicaba, Brazil about 2300 UTC. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division CENIPA SHIS - QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Telephone: (55-61) 3364-8800 Fax: (55-61) 3365-1004 dipaa.spai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PT-IFS
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7250236
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Aeroclube de Piracicaba
- Registered owner
- Aeroclube de Piracicaba
- Departed
- Piracicaba
- Destination
- Piracicaba
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 10, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 136 KB in all.