# NTSB ERA20WA174: Vans RV7, Toledo, Brazil, April 23, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 23, 2020, 20:21 local (20:21 UTC)
- Place: Toledo, Brazil
- Coordinates: -24.882778, -53.757221
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-24.8828&lon=-53.7572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- 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): 101252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA20WA174
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101252/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20WA174

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: 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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

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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