- Date
- May 17, 2016
- Place
- Unai, Brazil
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- PR-TACPiper PA-25-235
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 93321
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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 May 17, 2016, about 0830 local time, a Piper PA-25-235, Brazilian registration PR-TAC, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground while crop dusting near Unaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Brazilian pilot was fatally injured. The local aerial application flight was operating under Brazilian flight regulations. The investigation is under the direction of the government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division SHIS-QI 05-VI COMAR Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: (55-61) 3364-8812 Email: dac.saai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PR-TAC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2847
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Departed
- Unai
- Destination
- Unai
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Seat
- Single