- Date
- February 23, 2017, 10:30 local (10:30 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- PT-WBOPiper PA25
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 96357
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On February 23, 2017, about 1030 coordinated universal time, an Piper PA-25-235, Brazilian registration PT-WBO, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during an aerial application flight near Santa Catarina, Brazil. The foreign certificated pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed an unregistered airstrip near Garavua, State of Santa Catarina, 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 Email: 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-WBO
- Reported as
- Piper PA25 (235)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-5401
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Seragri-Servicos Aero Agricolas LTDA
- Registered owner
- Seragri-Servicos Aero Agricolas LTDA
- Departed
- Garuva
- Destination
- Garuva
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)