# NTSB ERA14WA437: Cessna 172R, Tangara da Serra, Brazil, July 9, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 9, 2014
- Place: Tangara da Serra, Brazil
- Coordinates: -14.651944, -57.500556 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.6519&lon=-57.5006&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14WA437
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90075/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14WA437

## Factual narrative

On September 7, 2014, about 1535 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172R, Brazilian registration PR-TOT, was substantially damaged when it impacted powerlines while performing a go-around maneuver near the Comandante Gastao Airport (SDVI), Tangara de Serra Municipality, in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The pilot received serious injuries, one passenger received minor injuries, and the other passenger received fatal injuries. The flight, which was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations, departed Cuiabá/Marechal Rondon International Airport (SBCY), Várzea Grande Municipality, in the state of Mato Grosso, 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

## Aircraft

- Registration: PR-TOT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: SBCY, Varzea Grande M
- Destination: SDVI, Tangara de Serr
- Airport: SDVI, Comandante Gastao

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: serious

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 18, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90075. 53 KB in all.

- Memorandum of Investigation (item 1, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40416675&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Investigation-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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