- Date
- November 24, 2016, 20:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Novo Progresso, Brazil
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- PT-NCJEmbraer EMB710
- Defining event
- Approach: Fuel exhaustion
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 94437
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Factual narrative
On November 24, 2016, about 2040 universal coordinated time, an Embraer EMB-710C, Brazilian registration PT-NCJ, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain on approach to an unregistered landing strip in a quarry near Novo Progresso, State of Para, Brazil. The foreign certificated pilot and three passengers were fatally injured, and three passengers were seriously injured. The flight departed another unregistered strip in a mining area near Itaituba, State of Para, Brazil.This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division CENIPA SHIS - QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Telephone: (55-61) 3364-8800 Fax: (55-61) 3365-1004 dipaa.spai@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PT-NCJ
- Reported as
- Embraer EMB710 (C)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 710038
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Adao Pavoni Rodrigues
- Registered owner
- Adao Pavoni Rodrigues
- Departed
- Itaituba
- Destination
- Novo Progresso