Beechcraft V35 PT-JKU

Summary

On 30 December 2008 at about 12:40 local time, a Beechcraft V35 registered PT-JKU, operated by Unibase Engenharia e Pavimentacao Ltda, was involved in an accident near Valenca, Brazil. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 December 2008 at 12:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Valenca, Brazil

Coordinates

-22.3569, -43.7503

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35

Registration

PT-JKU

Operator

Unibase Engenharia e Pavimentacao Ltda

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Campos Dos Goit → Jacarepagua

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09WA206

3 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 30, 2008, about 1240 UTC, or 1040 local, a Beech V35B, Brazilian registration PT-JKU, registered to and operated by Unibase Engenharia e Pavimentacao Ltda, collided with mountainous terrain near Valenca, RJ, Brazil. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the non-U.S. non-commercial flight from Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport (SBCP), Campos Dos Goit, Brazil, to Jacarepagua Airport (SBJR), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. The airplane was destroyed and the private certificated pilot and two passengers were killed. The flight originated from SBCP about 1140 UTC, or 0940 local. The non-instrument rated private pilot was flying visual corridor “F”, inside the Rio de Janeiro Terminal Maneuvering Area (TMA), and the airplane collided with mountains. The National Transportation Safety Board was notified of the accident on March 23, 2009. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention And Investigation Center (CENIPA) Information Technology Division SHIS-QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil, 71.615.600 Phone: 55 61 3364 8819 Facsimile: 55 61 3365 1004 E-mail: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Brazil.

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