- Date
- November 1, 2012, 19:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Chapada dos Guimaraes, Brazil
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PT-VRVEmbraer 810D
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Loss of visual reference
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- FAA/AVP-100
- Case key
- 85680
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Factual narrative
On November 1, 2012, at 1950 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), an Embraer Aircraft model EMB-810D (Piper Design PA-34-220T), Brazilian registration PT-VRV, operated by a private owner, was substantially damaged following an encounter with weather and a collision with terrain near Chapada dos Guimaraes, State of Matto Grosso, Brazil. The flight originated in Confresa, Brazil (SJHG) and was destined for Cuiaba, Brazil (SBCY). Two crewmembers and two passengers were fatally injured. 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-VRV
- Reported as
- Embraer 810D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 810840
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Odir Luiz Zulian
- Registered owner
- Odir Luiz Zulian
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SJHG · Confresa
- Destination
- SBCY · Cuiaba
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 90° at 19 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Observed at
- SBCY, 62 nm away
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 30, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 52 KB in all.