- Date
- April 13, 2020, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Campo Verde, Brazil
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- PP-XLDComp Air CA-8
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 101250
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of control in flightAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an amateur-built COMP AIR CA-8 airplane that occurred on April 13, 2020. 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-XLD
- Reported as
- Comp Air CA-8
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 038SSW624
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Sitrex Com. E Repres. Comercial Ltda.
- Departed
- SDLZ · Campo Verde
- Destination
- SDVE · Vera Cruz
- Airport
- SDLZ · Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes Airport