ERA17WA199

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA34 · Coxim Municipality, Brazil · May 28, 2017

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
May 28, 2017, 15:40 local (15:40 UTC)
Place
Coxim Municipality, Brazil
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
PT-WPDPiper PA34
Defining event
Landing: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
95323

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Sequence of events

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Factual narrative

On May 28, 2017, about 1540 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-34-220T, Brazilian registration PT-WPD, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in Coxim Municipality, State of Mato Grosso so Sul, Brazil. The Brazilian pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight was en route to Dario Guarita–Araçatuba State Airport (SBAU), Araçatuba, Brazil, approximately 300 miles southeast of the accident site.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 CENIPA-SERIPA IV Av. Braz Leme, nº 3258 Santana - São Paulo/ SP CEP: 02022-901 Telephone: (55-11) 2221-5636 Fax: (55-11) 2221-5637 Website: http://www.cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Aircraft

Registration
PT-WPD
Reported as
Piper PA34 (220T)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
3449015
Engines
Continental, reciprocatingContinental, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Luis Fernando De Arruda Ramos E Outro
Registered owner
Luis Fernando De Arruda Ramos E Outro
Destination
SBAU · Araçatuba

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