# NTSB ERA12WA202: Cessna 208, Manaus, Brazil, February 28, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 28, 2012, 10:20 local (10:20 UTC)
- Place: Manaus, Brazil
- Coordinates: -3.072777, -60.02111 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-3.0728&lon=-60.0211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA/IFO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 83023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA202
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83023/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA202

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: 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 February 28, 2012, about 1020 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 208B, Brazilian registration PT-PTB, operated by Cleiton Taxi Aereo Ltda., was substantially damaged when it impacted a lamppost and terrain, during the initial climb after takeoff from Aeroporto Flores (SWFN), Manaus, Brazil. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight was destined for the Eduardo Gomes International Airport (SBEG), Manaus, Brazil. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division 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-PTB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208 (B)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 208B0766
- Engines: PRATT AND WHITNEY CANADA PT6A-114A 675 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Cleiton Taxi Aereo Ltda.
- Registered owner: Cleiton Taxi Aereo Ltda.
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: SWFN, Manaus
- Destination: SBEG, Eduardo Gomes
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: SWFN, Aeroporto Flores, runway 11, 4,879 × 62 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 5, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83023. 50 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40364083&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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