- Date
- March 2, 2012, 13:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Querencia do Norte, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- PR-STOCessna 188
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event
- Investigation class
- Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 83119
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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.
Factual narrative
On March 02, 2012, about 1350 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 188B, Brazilian registration PR-STO, was substantially damaged when it collided with power lines during a crop dusting flight, near Querencia do Norte, Brazil. The foreign certificated pilot was fatally injured. The local flight departed from a landing area in Querencia do Norte, Brazil, at an unknown time. 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 Investigation and Prevention Center CENIPA Brazilia, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: +55 51 3466-5588 / + 55 51 9269-1489 Fax: 55 51 3466-0180 E-mail: chefia@seripa5.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PR-STO
- Reported as
- Cessna 188 (B)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18800859
- Engine
- Continental IO520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Ceal Aviacao Agricola Ltda
- Registered owner
- Ceal Aviacao Agricola Ltda
- Departed
- Querencia Norte
- Destination
- Querencia do Norte
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Seat
- Single
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 23, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 26 KB in all.