- Date
- September 1, 2016, 19:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Sorriso, Brazil
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- PR-SLVAir Tractor AT502
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- FAA AVP-100
- Case key
- 94018
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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 September 1, 2016, about 1905 coordinated universal time, a privately owned and operated Air Tractor AT-502B, Brazilian registration PR-SLV, experienced an in-flight loss of control and impacted terrain near Sorriso Municipality, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The airplane was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire, and the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) Information Technology Division SHIS-QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil, 71.615.600 Phone: 55 61 3364 8819 Facsimile: 55 61 3365 1004 E-mail: dti@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes, and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PR-SLV
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT502 (B)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 502B-2768
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34AG, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Other work use · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Argino Bedin
- Registered owner
- Argino Bedin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- SSQI · Sorrisso
- Destination
- SSQI · Sorrisso
- Airport
- SSQI · Santa Anastacia Airport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Without waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Center
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 6.2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Turbulence
- Unknown
- Observed at
- SSBO