# NTSB ERA19WA292: Vans RV-10, Guaranta do Norte, Brazil, September 16, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 16, 2019, 22:12 local (22:12 UTC)
- Place: Guaranta do Norte, Brazil
- Coordinates: -9.965833, -54.884998 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-9.9658&lon=-54.8850&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA292
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100598/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA292

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an amateur-built Vans RV-10 airplane that occurred on September 16, 2019. 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-ZOJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Vans RV-10 (No Series)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: FVE 2178
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Jade-Eng. Ind. E Com. De Est. Met. Ltda
- Registered owner: Jade-Eng. Ind. E Com. De Est. Met. Ltda

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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