# NTSB ERA20WA172: Comp Air CA-8, Campo Verde, Brazil, April 13, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 13, 2020, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Campo Verde, Brazil
- Coordinates: -15.523611, -55.154167 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-15.5236&lon=-55.1542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA20WA172
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101250/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20WA172

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: 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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

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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