# NTSB ERA13WA306: Piper PA34, Envira, Brazil, June 7, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 7, 2013, 14:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Envira, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 5 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA306
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87316/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87316
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA306

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 7, 2013, at 1400 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Piper PA-34-200T, Brazilian registration PT-MMX, was substantially damaged during a ditching into the Tarauacá River following an unspecified malfunction of the airplane’s right engine after takeoff. The flight was operated by W. da S. Gomes ME, and originated from Eirunepé, Brazil. Of the six passengers on board, five sustained minor injuries, and one was fatally injured. The pilot sustained serious injuries. This 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-MMX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34 (200T)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7870285
- Engines: Continental Motors Inc LTSIO360 200 horsepower reciprocating; Continental Motors Inc TSIO360 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: W. da S. Gomes - ME
- Registered owner: W. da S. Gomes - ME
- Departed: Eirunepe
- Destination: SWEI, Eirunepe
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: serious

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 1, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87316. 106 KB in all.

- Foreign Investigation Statement (item 1, .PDF, 106 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40396114&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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