ERA12WA221

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Belém, Brazil · February 25, 2012

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
February 25, 2012, 11:50 local (11:50 UTC)
Place
Belém, Brazil
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
PR-LABPiper PA-34
Defining event
Enroute-climb to cruise: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
83110

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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.

Unknown or undeterminedEnroute-climb to cruiseAll aircraft: 1,703 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

On February 25, 2012, about 1150 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-34-220T, Brazilian registration PR-LAB, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after departure from Belém-Brigadeiro Protásio de Oliveira Airport (SBJC), Belém, Brazil. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight was destined for Fazenda Nova Conceição Airport (SNZU), Tomé Açu, 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 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Aircraft

Registration
PR-LAB
Reported as
Piper PA-34 (200T)
Serial number
3447021
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Globo Aviação Taxi Aéreo e Manutenção Ltda
Registered owner
Globo Aviação Taxi Aéreo e Manutenção Ltda
Departed
SBJC · Belém
Destination
SNZU · Tomé Açu
Flight plan
Unknown

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 14, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 45 KB in all.