- Date
- July 28, 2012, 10:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place
- Juiz de Fora, Brazil
- Injuries
- 8 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- PR-DOCBeech 200
- Defining event
- Approach-IFR final approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 84510
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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.
Analysis
This investigation is being conducted by the Brazilian Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the government Brazil. All inquiries should be directed to the Air Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center at: INVESTIGATION DIVISION SHIS - QI 05 – VI COMAR, BRASÍLIA-DF, BRAZIL, ZIP: 71.615-600 TELEPHONE: (55-61) 3364-8838 FAX: (55-61) 3365-1004
Factual narrative
On July 28, 2012, about 1000 universal coordinated time, a Hawker-Beechcraft Model 200, Brazilian registration PR-DOC, was destroyed when it impacted trees, structures, and electrical power lines 450 meters prior to the landing threshold of runway 03 at Francisco Alvares De Assis Airport (SBJF), Juiz De Fora, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The foreign certificated pilots and 6 passengers received fatal injuries. The flight departed Pampulha-Carlos Drumond De Andrade Airport Airport (SBBH), Belo Horizonte, Brazil; destined for SBJF. The airplane was conducting a non-precision instrument approach procedure in dense fog at the time of the accident. 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 dipaa.spai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PR-DOC
- Reported as
- Beech 200 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Serial number
- BY-051
- Engines
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42, turbo propPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Domingos Costa Ind. Alimentícias S.A.
- Registered owner
- Domingos Costa Ind. Alimentícias S.A.
- Departed
- SBBH · Belo Horizonte
- Destination
- SBJF · Juiz de Fora
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SBJF · Francisco De Assis, runway 03
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 8, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 68 KB in all.