# NTSB ERA14WA069: Britten Norman BN2A - 2, Novo Prgresso, Brazil, December 4, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 4, 2013, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Novo Prgresso, Brazil
- Coordinates: -8.175, -53.452499 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-8.1750&lon=-53.4525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to 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): 88540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA069
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88540/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88540
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA069

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to 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 December 4, 2013, about 1430 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Britten Norman Aircraft, model BN-2A, Brazilian registration PT-WMY, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from Novo Progresso Airport (SJNP), Novo Progresso, in the State of Pará, Brazil. The Brazilian pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. According to witness reports, shortly after takeoff the airplane made a forced landing. The flight which was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations, and was destined for Aldeia Pykany Airport (SJBN), Altamira, in the State of Pará, Brazil. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. Further information can 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: PT-WMY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRITTEN NORMAN BN2A - 2 (2)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 314
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Heringer Taxi Aereo, Ltda
- Registered owner: Heringer Taxi Aereo, Ltda
- Departed: SJNP, Novo Prgresso
- Destination: SJBN, Altamira
- Airport: SJNP, Novo Progresso Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 11, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88540. 33 KB in all.

- Memorandum of Investigation (item 1, .PDF, 33 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40406198&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Investigation-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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