# NTSB ERA14WA135: Cessna T210L, Araguaina, Brazil, February 19, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 19, 2014, 19:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place: Araguaina, Brazil
- Coordinates: -7.224444, -48.239444 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-7.2244&lon=-48.2394&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious; on the ground: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA135
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88849/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88849
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA135

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 19, 2014, about 1920 universal coordinated time, a Cessna T210L, Brazilian registration PR-VPI, operated by Talla Taxi Aereo Ltda., was substantially damaged during a forced landing, after it experienced a loss of engine power during takeoff from the Araguaina Airport (SWGN), Araguaina, State of Tocantins, Brazil. The pilot, the sole occupant was seriously injured. One person on the ground was fatally injured and two additional persons on the ground were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may 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 and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PR-VPI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT T210L
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21060995
- Year built: 1975
- Engines: Continental TSIO-520-H 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Talla Taxi Aereo Ltda
- Registered owner: Talla Taxi Aereo Ltda
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SWGN, Araguaina
- Destination: SWGN, Araguaina
- Airport: SWGN, Araguaina

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: serious

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 6, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88849. 19 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 19 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40410543&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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