# NTSB ERA14WA079: Cessna 172A, Teresina Municipality, Brazil, December 16, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 16, 2013, 21:48 local (21:48 UTC)
- Place: Teresina Municipality, Brazil
- Location: 5.0602° S, 42.8237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Senador Petrônio Portela Airport (PI0001), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-5.0602&lon=-42.8237&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA079
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88590/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88590
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA079

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

On December 26, 2013, about 2148 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Cessna 172, Brazilian registration PT-CNL, was destroyed while conducting touch and go landings in the Teresina Municipality, State of Piauí, Brazil. The pilot, copilot, and 2 passengers incurred fatal injuries. The local flight originated from Teresina International Airport (SBTE) Teresina, Brazil. Shortly after the second takeoff from SBTE, the airplane impacted the ground about 130 meters from the left side of the runway. After the impact with the ground, the airplane exploded. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information can be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division SHIS - QI 05 – VI Comar, Brasília-DF, Brazil ZIP: 71.615-600 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Brazil.

## Factual narrative

On December 26, 2013, about 2148 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Cessna 172A, Brazilian registration PT-CNL, was destroyed while conducting touch and go landings in the Teresina Municipality, State of Piauí, Brazil. The pilot, copilot, and 2 passengers incurred fatal injuries. The local flight originated from Teresina International Airport (SBTE) Teresina, Brazil.Shortly after the second takeoff from SBTE, the airplane impacted the ground about 130 meters from the left side of the runway. After the impact with the ground, the airplane exploded. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any 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 Telephone: (55-61) 3364-8800 Fax: (55-61) 3365-1004 dipaa.spai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-CNL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT 172A (A)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 47154
- Year built: 1960
- Engines: unknown
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aeroclube Do Ceara
- Registered owner: Aeroclube Do Ceara
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: SBTE, Teresina Municipality
- Destination: SBTE, Teresina Municipality
- Airport: SBTE, Teresina International Airport, runway 02, 7,233 × 148 ft

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 13, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88590. 113 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement. (item 1, .PDF, 113 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40407690&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%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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