Cessna 172A PT-CNL
16 December 2013 · Teresina Municipality, Brazil · Fatal
Summary
On 16 December 2013 at about 21:48 local time, a Cessna 172A registered PT-CNL, operated by Aeroclube DO Ceara, was involved in an accident near Teresina Municipality, Brazil. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Teresina Municipality, Brazil
- Nearest airport
- Teresina International Airport (SBTE)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172A
- Registration
- PT-CNL
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1960
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aeroclube DO Ceara
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Teresina Municipality → Teresina Municipality
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- ERA14WA079
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 26, 2013, about 2148 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Cessna 172, Brazilian registration PT-CNL, was destroyed while conducting touch and go landings in the Teresina Municipality, State of Piauí, Brazil. The pilot, copilot, and 2 passengers incurred fatal injuries. The local flight originated from Teresina International Airport (SBTE) Teresina, Brazil. Shortly after the second takeoff from SBTE, the airplane impacted the ground about 130 meters from the left side of the runway. After the impact with the ground, the airplane exploded. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information can be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division SHIS - QI 05 – VI Comar, Brasília-DF, Brazil ZIP: 71.615-600 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Brazil.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2013 | Cessna 172S | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | Phoenix East Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172G | Reading, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172N | Stow, Massachusetts, United States | Noble Airventure | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172P | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2013 | Cessna 172N | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Knox Flight Training | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172S | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | BTG Aviation, LLC | No injuries | - |
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