# NTSB GAA19WA175: Cessna 188, Rio Pardo, State of Rio Grande do sul, Brazil, Brazil, March 11, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 11, 2019, 09:45 local (09:45 UTC)
- Place: Rio Pardo, State of Rio Grande do sul, Brazil, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19WA175
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99164/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19WA175

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 346 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA 188 airplane that occurred on March 11, 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: PR-RVO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188 (A)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18802177T
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Other work use, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Brazil, NITZ AVICAO-EPP
- Departed: Santa Isabel
- Destination: Santa Isabel

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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