Neiva EMB-721D PT-REI

Summary

On 7 December 2016 at about 11:50 local time, a Neiva EMB-721D registered PT-REI was involved in an accident near Manaus, Brazil. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 December 2016 at 11:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Manaus, Brazil

Nearest airport

Manaus/Flores Airport (SWFN)

Coordinates

-3.0722, -60.0114

Aircraft

Neiva EMB-721D

Registration

PT-REI

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manaus → Aripuana

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA17WA080

6 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 7, 2016, about 1150 UTC, an Industria Aeronautica Neiva S/A EMB 721D, Brazilian registration PT-REI, registered to and operated by a foreign individual, collided with trees then terrain shortly after takeoff. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and flight plan information is unknown for the non-U.S., non-commercial flight that originated 1 minute earlier from Manaus/Flores Airport, Manaus, Brazil, destined for Novo Aripuana Airport, Aripuana, Brazil. The airplane was destroyed, and the commercial pilot and 5 passengers were fatally injured. Shortly after takeoff from runway 11, witnesses reported the engine experienced a loss of power and the airplane was observed losing altitude. During a forced landing in a wooded area east of the airport, the airplane impacted trees then came to rest inverted on the ground. One passenger survived, but died while hospitalized shortly after the accident. 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.