Piper PA-25-235 PR-TAC

Summary

On 17 May 2016 at about 08:30 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered PR-TAC was involved in an accident near Unai, Brazil. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 May 2016 at 08:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Unai, Brazil

Coordinates

-16.2022, -46.5214

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

PR-TAC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unai → Unai

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA16WA205

Injuries not recorded.

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 17, 2016, about 0830 local time, a Piper PA-25-235, Brazilian registration PR-TAC, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground while crop dusting near Unaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Brazilian pilot was fatally injured. The local aerial application flight was operating under Brazilian flight regulations. The investigation is under the direction of the government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division SHIS-QI 05-VI COMAR Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: (55-61) 3364-8812 Email: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.