- Date
- January 14, 2015, 10:50 local (10:50 UTC)
- Place
- Baixa Grande do Ribeiro, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- PT-FFHCessna A188B
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Case key
- 90621
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On January 14, 2015, about 1050 universal coordinated time, a Cessna A188B, Brazilian registration PT-FFH, was substantially damaged when it collided with a utility pole during an aerial application flight near Baixa Grande do Ribeiro, Brazil. The foreign certificated pilot was fatally injured. The local aerial application flight departed a nearby farm and was operated under Brazilian flight regulations. This investigation is under 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
- PT-FFH
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Globo Aviacao Agricola Ltda
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- Baixa Grande do Ribeiro
- Destination
- Baixa Grande do Ribeiro
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal