# NTSB GAA20WA101: Piper PA25, Rio Branco, Cerro Largo, Uruguay, December 24, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 24, 2019, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place: Rio Branco, Cerro Largo, Uruguay
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- 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): 100766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA20WA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100766/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA101

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Uruguay has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA25 airplane that occurred on December 24, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Uruguay's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Uruguay.

## Aircraft

- Registration: CX-BRE-R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25 (235)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Daniel Cardozo
- Registered owner: Daniel Cardozo
- Departed: Rio Branco, Cerro Largo
- Destination: Rio Branco, Cerro Largo

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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