- Date
- September 9, 2012, 21:12 local (21:12 UTC)
- Place
- Macapá, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- PT-WYKCessna 172R
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 85142
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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.
Factual narrative
On September 12, 2012, about 2112 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 172R, Brazilian registration PT-WYK, was destroyed when it collided with terrain under unknown circumstances near Macapa ´, Brazil. The non-certificated pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed from Curiau Airport, Macapa ´, Brazil at an unknown time, and was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations. 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 SHIS – QI 05-VI Comar Brasília-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Telephone: (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-WYK
- Reported as
- Cessna 172R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17280493
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Transportes Caliman Ltda
- Registered owner
- Transportes Caliman Ltda
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SJKI · Macapá
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 2, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 102 KB in all.