ERA18WA218

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA34 · Irineopolis, Brazil · July 26, 2018

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
July 26, 2018, 12:40 local (12:40 UTC)
Place
Irineopolis, Brazil
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
PR-DMCPiper PA34
Defining event
Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
98077

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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.

Factual narrative

The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Piper PA-34-220T that occurred on July 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
PR-DMC
Reported as
Piper PA34 (220T)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
3449322
Engines
Continental TSIO-360-KB, 220 horsepower, reciprocatingContinental LTSIO-360-KB, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Private
Registered owner
Private
Airworthiness certificate
None
Departed
SBGU · Guarapuava
Destination
SSUV · Uniao Da Vitori