# NTSB ERA18WA218: Piper PA34, Irineopolis, Brazil, July 26, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 26, 2018, 12:40 local (12:40 UTC)
- Place: Irineopolis, Brazil
- Coordinates: -26.213888, -50.748611 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-26.2139&lon=-50.7486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA218
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98077/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA218

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: 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-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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA34 (220T)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3449322
- Engines: Continental TSIO-360-KB 220 horsepower reciprocating; Continental 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

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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