ERA12WA488

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 200 · Juiz de Fora, Brazil · July 28, 2012

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
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.