- Date
- December 26, 2012, 20:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- Minas City, Brazil
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- PR-NAXPiper PA28
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 85936
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On December 26, 2012, at 2050 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28-181, Brazilian registration PR-NAX, was destroyed when it impacted the ground after the crew lost control during a go around. The instructor pilot and student were fatally injured. The instructor pilot was conducting flight instruction at the Para de Minas aerodome, Para de Minas City, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. 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
- PR-NAX
- Reported as
- Piper PA28 (181)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SNPA · Minas City
- Destination
- SNPA · Minas City
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SNPA · Pará de Minas
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Flight instructor