- Date
- October 6, 2015, 14:33 local (14:33 UTC)
- Place
- Brazil, Brazil
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PT-NKUPiper PA-28R-200
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 92230
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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 October 6, 2015, about 1433 UTC, A Piper PA-28R-200 (Embraer EMB711C); Brazilian registration PT-NKU, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while flying from Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil to Serra do Caraca, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The two occupants were fatally injured. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this 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 information purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PT-NKU
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 711128
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- SNCT · Catas Altas
- Destination
- SNPA · Para De Minas
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal