# NTSB ERA16WA341: Air Tractor AT602, N1001R, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil, September 21, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 21, 2016, 14:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil
- Coordinates: -20.889444, -49.388053 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-20.8894&lon=-49.3881&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA341
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95687/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA341

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-descent: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-802, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=0390305), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 21, 2016, about 1415 coordinated universal time, an Air Tractor AT-602, N1001R, was substantially damaged during a forced landing to a sugar plantation, following a total loss of engine power during descent near Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil. The pilot was not injured. The flight departed Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, was destined for Mirassol, Brazil, and was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center of Brazil. Further information can be obtained from: 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 Brazilian Government.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1001R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1001R-2023-10-02), registration cancelled 2023-10-02, S/N 802-1055 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT602 (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-802](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802) (registry code 0390305) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 602-1274
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A 1050 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Imagem Aviacao Agricola Ltda
- Registered owner: Imagem Aviacao Agricola Ltda
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: SBSJ, Sao Jose dos Ca
- Destination: SDMH, Mirassol
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

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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