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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Barreirinhas, Brazil · February 26, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign

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Date
February 26, 2026, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
Place
Barreirinhas, Brazil
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
PT-CAACessna 172
Defining event
Approach-VFR pattern downwind: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202598

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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)Approach-VFR pattern downwindAll aircraft: 3,820 casesDefining event
Off-field or emergency landingApproach-VFR pattern downwindAll aircraft: 3,365 cases

Aircraft

Registration
PT-CAA
Reported as
Cessna 172 (D)
Category
Airplane
Engine
Continental Aerospace Technologies O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Other work use · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airport
SSRS · Aerodrome of Barreirinhas