- Date
- April 6, 2014, 11:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place
- Aripuanã, Brazil
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PT-ROSEmbraer EMB-720D
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 89119
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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 April 6, 2014, about 1130 universal coordinated time, an Embraer EMB-720D, Brazilian registration PT-ROS, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain near Aripuanã, Brazil. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Aripuanã Airport (SWRP), Aripuanã, Brazil. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. 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
- PT-ROS
- Reported as
- Embraer EMB-720D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 720163
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Sidney Laurindo de Souza
- Registered owner
- Sidney Laurindo de Souza
- Departed
- SWRP · Aripuanã
- Destination
- NONE · Vespor Farm
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 29, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 84 KB in all.