- 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.