# NTSB ERA17WA259: Cirrus Design SR20, Santo Antonio do Leverger, Brazil, July 20, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 20, 2017, 11:09 local (11:09 UTC)
- Place: Santo Antonio do Leverger, Brazil
- Coordinates: -9.965555, -56.693889 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-9.9656&lon=-56.6939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- 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): 95689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA259
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95689/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA259

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 20, 2017, at 1109 coordinated universal time, a Cirrus SR-20, Brazilian registration PR-PRF, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain shortly after takeoff from Santa Edwiges farm, near the municipality of Santo Antônio do Leveger, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight was enroute to Ponta Porã International Airport (SBPP), Ponta Porã, Brazil.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Further information can be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center CENIPA SERIPA 6 - IIC André Luis Teotônio Costa de Melo Telephone: 55 61 3364-8823 / 55 61 99631-1981 Fax: 55 61 3364-8859 E-mail: seripa6@fab.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PR-PRF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN SR20 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1064
- Engines: Continental IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Diogenes Toesca De Aquino
- Registered owner: Diogenes Toesca De Aquino
- Departed: Santo Antonio d
- Destination: SBPP, Ponta Pora/Intl
- Airport: Santo Antônio do Leverger Muni

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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