ERA20WA174

NTSB accident investigation · Vans RV7 · Toledo, Brazil · April 23, 2020

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
April 23, 2020, 20:21 local (20:21 UTC)
Place
Toledo, Brazil
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
PP-ZCAVans RV7
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
101252

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 flightManeuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an amateur-built VANS RV7 airplane that occurred on April 23, 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-ZCA
Reported as
Vans RV7 (A)
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Departed
SIYM · Toledo
Destination
SIYM · Toledo
Flight plan
Unknown