- Date
- November 9, 2015, 19:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Balsas, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- PR-RSAAir Tractor AT-502B
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 92318
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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 November 11, 2015, about 1930 universal coordinated time, an Air Tractor AT502B, Brazilian registration PR-RSA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Balsas Airport, Balsas Brazil. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations. 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-RSA
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-502B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 502B-2679
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Ribeirao S/A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- SNBS · Balsas
- Destination
- SNBS · Balsas
- Airport
- SNBS · Balsas Airport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal