# NTSB ERA18WA090: Neiva EMB-720D, Manaus City, Brazil, February 22, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 22, 2018, 13:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Manaus City, Brazil
- Coordinates: -3.069722, -60.023887 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-3.0697&lon=-60.0239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Emergency descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/600) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Emergency descent: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA090
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96795/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA090

## Sequence of events

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

- [Emergency descent: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a NEIVA EMB-720D airplane that occurred on February 22, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Brazil's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-VKR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NEIVA EMB-720D (D)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 720254
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Jose Ideilton De Souza
- Registered owner: Jose Ideilton De Souza
- Airport: SWFN

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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