# NTSB ERA16WA334: Beech E55, Campinapolis, Brazil, September 22, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 22, 2016, 22:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place: Campinapolis, Brazil
- Coordinates: -14.543889, -52.794445 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.5439&lon=-52.7944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: 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): 94337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA334
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94337/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA334

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: 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 September 22, 2016, about 2210 universal time coordinated, a Beech E55, Brazilian registration PR-DTA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Campinapolis, Brazil. The airplane departed the Santa Genoveva Airport (SBGO), Goiana, Brazil, and was destined for the Adolino Bedin Regional Airport (SBSO), Sorriso, BrazilThe pilot and three passengers were fatally injured.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Brazilian government. Any further information pertaining to the accident can be obtained from: Centro de Investigacao e Prevencao de Acidentes Aeronauticos - CENIPA SHIS - QI 05 - Area Especial 12 LAGO SUL Brasilia - DF - CEP 71615-600 Brasil TEL.: (55) 61 3364 8800 (only Portuguese), (55) 61 99994 9554 (24-hours-Spanish and English) FAX: (55) 61 3365 1004 E-mail: international.cenipa@fab.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and only information released by the Brazilian Government.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PR-DTA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH AIRCRAFT E55 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TE-871
- Year built: 1972
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: Ricardo Romero Pires
- Registered owner: Ricardo Romero Pires
- Departed: SBGO, Goiania
- Destination: SBSO, Sorriso

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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