- Date
- September 15, 2017, 13:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Caracarai, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- PT-JPWCessna U206F
- Defining event
- Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Continental Motors
- Case key
- 96160
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On September 15, 2017, about 1300 coordinated universal time, a Cessna U206F, Brazilian registration PT-JPW, was substantially damaged after ditching in the Rio Branco river, near Caracaraí, Brazil. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight 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
- PT-JPW
- Reported as
- Cessna U206F (F)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20602357
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Brabo Taxi Aereo Ltda
- Registered owner
- Brabo Taxi Aereo Ltda
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Equipment
- Unknown