# NTSB ERA12WA221: Piper PA-34, Belém, Brazil, February 25, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 25, 2012, 11:50 local (11:50 UTC)
- Place: Belém, Brazil
- Coordinates: -1.488611, -48.419998 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-1.4886&lon=-48.4200&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 83110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA221
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83110/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA221

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 14, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83110. 45 KB in all.

- Foreign Investigation Statement (item 1, .PDF, 45 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40364551&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%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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