Piper PA-28R-200 PT-NKU
6 October 2015 · Brazil, Brazil · Fatal
Summary
On 6 October 2015 at about 14:33 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered PT-NKU was involved in an accident near Brazil, Brazil. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brazil, Brazil
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- PT-NKU
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Catas Altas → Para De Minas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- ERA16WA025
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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 October 6, 2015, about 1433 UTC, A Piper PA-28R-200 (Embraer EMB711C); Brazilian registration PT-NKU, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while flying from Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil to Serra do Caraca, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The two occupants were fatally injured. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this 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 information purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2015 | Beechcraft C90-GTI | Belo Horizonte City, Brazil | Atlantica Exportacao e Importacao Ltda | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Jul 2015 | Cessna 210D | Rio Verde, Brazil | Thiago Pessoa Brito | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jun 2015 | Boeing 737-3S3 | Sao Luis City, Brazil | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2015 | Cessna 210L | Assuncao do Piaui, Brazil | - | Fatal | 1 |
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