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NTSB accident investigation · Air Tractor AT401 · Planalto da Serra, Brazil · January 18, 2026

Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
January 18, 2026, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC)
Place
Planalto da Serra, Brazil
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
PT-XAEAir Tractor AT401
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202344

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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 engine power (total)Maneuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 3,820 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
PT-XAE
Reported as
Air Tractor AT401 (B)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
401B-1126
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Aerial application · Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Silvio Da Silveira Junior Ltda
Registered owner
Silvio Da Silveira Junior Ltda
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown