Piper PA-34-200 PT-IFS

Summary

On 16 May 2011 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-34-200 registered PT-IFS, operated by Aeroclube de Piracicaba, was involved in an accident near Sao Pedro, Brazil. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 May 2011 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sao Pedro, Brazil

Coordinates

-22.4289, -47.8867

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200

Registration

PT-IFS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aeroclube de Piracicaba

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Piracicaba → Piracicaba

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA11WA310

4 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 May 16, 2011, about 0130 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-34-200, Brazilian registration PT-IFS, was destroyed when it impacted hilly terrain under unknown circumstances near Sao Pedro, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian certificated pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The local training flight departed Piracicaba Airport (SPDW), Piracicaba, Brazil about 2300 UTC. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division CENIPA SHIS - QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Telephone: (55-61) 3364-8800 Fax: (55-61) 3365-1004 [email protected] This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.