ERA16WA207

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28-160 · Corumbaiba, Brazil · May 29, 2016

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
May 29, 2016, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
Place
Corumbaiba, Brazil
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
PT-CFEPiper PA-28-160
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
93339

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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.

Loss of control in flightManeuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
PT-CFE
Reported as
Piper PA-28-160
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28-1039
Built
1964
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Aerial observation · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Departed
Corumbaiba
Destination
Corumbaiba
Equipment
Unknown

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