# NTSB ERA12WA451: Embraer EMB820, Espinosa Municipality, Brazil, July 6, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 6, 2012, 13:40 local (13:40 UTC)
- Place: Espinosa Municipality, Brazil
- Coordinates: -14.722222, -43.169445
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.7222&lon=-43.1694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA451
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84317/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84317
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA451

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)
- [Landing: 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 July 6, 2012, at 1340 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Piper PA-31-350 (Embraer 820C), Brazilian registration PT-ENG, operated by Microsurvev Aerogeof. E Cons. Cient. Ltda, was destroyed during a forced landing following a loss of power to both engines. The local flight originated in Guanambi, Brazil. The pilot was fatally injured, one crewmember sustained minor injuries, and another crewmember was not injured. According to information supplied by the government of Brazil, the airplane was conducting an aerial survey flight at an altitude approximately 330 feet above ground level. Two hours into the flight, the right engine experienced a decrease in performance, followed by a total loss of power. Shortly after, the left engine also experienced a total loss of power. A forced landing was performed to an area of dense vegetation. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Brazil. Further information can be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division SHIS – QI 05 – VI Comar, Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel (55-61) 3364-8838, Fax (55-61) 3365-1004 dac.saai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-ENG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB820 (C)
- Serial number: 820066
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial observation, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Microsurvev Aerogeof. e Cons. Cient. Ltda
- Registered owner: Microsurvev Aerogeof. e Cons. Cient. Ltda
- Departed: SNGI, Guanambi
- Destination: SNGI, Guanambi
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 17, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84317. 30 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 30 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372921&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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