# NTSB ERA12WA105: Cirrus SR20, Minas Gerias, Brazil, November 26, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 26, 2011, 13:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Minas Gerias, Brazil
- Coordinates: -20.14611, -44.690555 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-20.1461&lon=-44.6906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82480/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82480
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA105

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: 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 26, 2011, about 1300 universal coordinated time, a Cirrus SR20, Brazilian registration PR-LJL, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in Carmo do Cajuri Municipality, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane departed from Pampulha Airport (SBBH), Belo Horizonte, and was en route to Piumhi (SNUH) airport. Both airports were also located in Minas Gerais, Brazil. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigative Division SHIS–QI 05–VI COMAR Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 This report is for informational purposes, and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PR-LJL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1955
- Engines: TCM IO-360ES 210 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SBBH, Belo Horizonte
- Destination: SNUH, Piumhi
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 12, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82480. 49 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359592&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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