# NTSB ERA18WA209: Beech 90, Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 29, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 29, 2018
- Place: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Coordinates: -23.509166, -46.637779 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-23.5092&lon=-46.6378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 6 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA209
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97989/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA209

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-VFR go-around: 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 Beech C90 that occurred on July 29, 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: PP-SZN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Beech 90 (C90GTI)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: LJ-1910
- Engines: P&W Canada PT6A-135A 550 horsepower turbo prop; P&W Canada PT6A-135A 550 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: SSVI, Videira Airport
- Destination: SBMT, Sao Paulo
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: SBMT, Sao Paulo Campo Marte Airport, runway 30
- Equipment: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Dusk
- Wind: 340° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Observed at: SBMT

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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