ERA14WA114

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil · January 29, 2014

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
January 29, 2014, 13:40 local (13:40 UTC)
Place
Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
PP-DFWCessna 140
Defining event
Approach-VFR pattern downwind: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
88770

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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 January 29, 2014, about 1340 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 140, Brazilian registration PP-DFW, was substantially damaged during impact with terrain, following a loss of control on approach to Cachoeira do Sul Airport (SSKS), Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The local training flight had also originated from SSKS. According to information released by the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil, the airplane was on approach and joining a downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern at SSKS. The flight instructor then reported a loss of elevator control, which was followed by an uncontrolled descent to the ground. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of CENIPA. 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 dipaa.spai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Aircraft

Registration
PP-DFW
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Serial number
10191
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Aero Agricola Santos Dumont Ltda
Registered owner
Aero Agricola Santos Dumont Ltda
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Departed
SSKS · Cachoeira do Sul
Destination
SSKS · Cachoeira do Sul
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
SSKS · Cachoeira do Sul

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Injuries
Fatal
Medical
Unknown

Weather

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 4, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 11 KB in all.