ERA13WA128

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C90 · Candido Mota, Brazil · February 3, 2013

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
February 3, 2013, 22:30 local (22:30 UTC)
Place
Candido Mota, Brazil
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
PP-AVJBeech C90
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
86166

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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 February 3, 2013, about 2230 coordinated universal time, a Beech C90A, Brazilian registration PP-AVG, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Cândido Mota, Brazil. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Regional De Maringa Airport (SBMG), Maringa, Brazil and was destined for Congonhas-Sao Paulo International Airport (SBSP), Sao Paulo, 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 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 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Aircraft

Registration
PP-AVJ
Reported as
Beech C90 (A)
Serial number
LJ-1647
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Z. Air Investimentos e Participações Ltda
Registered owner
Z. Air Investimentos e Participações Ltda
Departed
SBMG · Maringa
Destination
SBSP · Sao Paulo
Flight plan
Unknown

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 12, 2013, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 98 KB in all.