# NTSB ERA12WA026: Beech V35, Maraba Paulista, Brazil, October 1, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 1, 2011, 23:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place: Maraba Paulista, Brazil
- Coordinates: -22.158056, -52.003055 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-22.1581&lon=-52.0031&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA026
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82069/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA026

## Sequence of events

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

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

## Factual narrative

On October 1, 2011, about 2345 coordinated universal time (2045 local time), a Beechcraft V35, Brazilian registration PT-CTL, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain between the cities of Maraba Paulista and Presidente Venceslau, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The Brazilian pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight, which originated at Ponta Pora Airport (SBPP), Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil, destined for Amarais Airport, Campinas, Brazil, was being conducted under Brazilian flight regulations. According to preliminary information provided by Brazilian authorities, at 2342 UTC (2042 local), the pilot requested a divert to Presidente Prudente Airport (SBDN), Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Local authorities reported locating the wreckage about 1 hour later. The investigation is under the direction of the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigative Division SHIS-QI 05-VI COMAR Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: (55-61) 3364-8812 Email: dipaa.spai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-CTL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-8308
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SBPP, Mato Grosso
- Destination: SDAM, Campinas
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 24, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82069. 50 KB in all.

- Memorandum of Record (item 1, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355885&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record-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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