# NTSB ERA18WA108: Piper PA25, Ribeirao Cascalheira, Brazil, February 9, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 9, 2018, 14:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Ribeirao Cascalheira, Brazil
- Coordinates: -12.6, -51.383335 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-12.6000&lon=-51.3833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96882/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA108

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Piper PA-25-260 airplane that occurred on February 09, 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-OQX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25 (260)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: AR-2556012
- Engines: Lycoming O-540 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Centroar Agro-Aereo Ltda-Epp
- Registered owner: Centroar Agro-Aereo Ltda-Epp
- Airworthiness certificate: None
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

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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