# NTSB ERA16WA037: Cessna 650, Guarda-Mor, Brazil, November 10, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 10, 2015, 20:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Guarda-Mor, Brazil
- Coordinates: -17.770833, -47.097778
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-17.7708&lon=-47.0978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA037
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92317/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA037

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 10, 2015, at 2030 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna 650 Citation VII, Brazilian registration PT-WQH, operated by a private owner, was destroyed following an in-flight loss of control and collision with terrain near Guarda-mor municipality, Brazil. The flight originated at Brasilia, Brazil (SBBR) and was destined for Sao Paulo, Brazil (SBSP). Two crewmembers and two passengers were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Brazil. Further information can be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division SHIS QI 05 - Área Especial 12 - VI COMAR - Lago Sul Brasília - DF CEP 71.615-600 Telephone: +55 61 3364-8812 E-mail: international@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-WQH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 650
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 650-7083
- Engines: Honeywell TFE731-4R-2S turbo fan; Honeywell TFE731-4R-2S turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Banco Bradesco SA
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: SBBR, Brasilia
- Destination: SBSP, Sao Paulo
- Equipment: Data recorder, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal
- Co-pilot; injuries: fatal

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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