# NTSB ERA12WA099: Cessna 210, Cuiaba, Brazil, November 12, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 12, 2011, 20:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Cuiaba, Brazil
- Coordinates: -16.270277, -56.650554
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-16.2703&lon=-56.6506&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: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA099
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82457/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82457
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA099

## 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)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 12, 2011, about 2000 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 210N, Brazilian registration PT-VMG, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff in Cuiaba Municipality, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The Brazilian certificated pilot and 3 passengers received fatal injuries. The flight departed Pocone/Cuiaba Airport (SWPK), Cuiaba, Brazil; destined for Fazenda Gaivota Airport (SIAI), Pocone, Brazil. 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-VMG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210 (N)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21064842
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Private Owner
- Departed: SWPK, Cuiaba
- Destination: SAIA, Fazenda
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: SWPK, Pocone/Cuiaba Aerodrome

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 13, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82457. 57 KB in all.

- Foriegn Accident Investigation Statement (item 1, .PDF, 57 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359753&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foriegn%20Accident%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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