# NTSB ERA17WA051: Embraer EMB711, Espumoso, Brazil, October 25, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 25, 2016, 12:50 local (12:50 UTC)
- Place: Espumoso, Brazil
- Coordinates: -28.745832, -52.867221 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-28.7458&lon=-52.8672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA051
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94400/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA051

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 25, 2016, about 1250 coordinated universal time (1050 local time), an Embraer 711C, Brazilian registration PT-NQS, operated by a private individual, was destroyed after it impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from Espumoso Airport (SSEZ), Espumoso, Brazil. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government 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 contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-NQS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB711 (C)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 711208
- Year built: 1977
- Engines: Lycoming 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Oscar Luis Moiano
- Registered owner: Bradesco Leasing S.A Arrend.Mercantil
- Departed: SSEZ, Espumoso
- Destination: SSAQ, Salvador

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 18 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Observed at: SBPF, 41 nm away

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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