# NTSB ERA13WA128: Beech C90, Candido Mota, Brazil, February 3, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 3, 2013, 22:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Candido Mota, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86166/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86166
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA128

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 12, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86166. 98 KB in all.

- Foreign Investigation Statement (item 1, .PDF, 98 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40387145&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Investigation%20Statement-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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