ERA18WA017

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Itaituba, Brazil · October 22, 2017

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
October 22, 2017, 21:05 local (21:05 UTC)
Place
Itaituba, Brazil
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
PT-ORUCessna 210
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
96299

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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.

Loss of control in flightManeuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

On October 22, 2017, about 2105 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 210N, Brazilian registration PT-ORU, operated by a private individual, was destroyed when it collided with terrain following a low altitude maneuver near Itaituba, Brazil. The two foreign certificated pilots and three passengers were fatally injured. The personal flight departed from Itaituba Airport (SBIH), Itaituba, Brazil and was operated under Brazilian flight regulations.This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division 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-ORU
Reported as
Cessna 210 (N)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
21064864
Engine
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Om Dist. De Tit. E Val. Mobiliarios Ltda
Registered owner
Om Dist. De Tit. E Val. Mobiliarios Ltda
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Departed
SBIH · Itaituba
Destination
SBIH · Itaituba
Flight plan
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown

Weather

Icing
Unknown
Turbulence
Unknown