Cessna 208 PR-MPE

Summary

On 17 October 2017 at about 15:40 local time, a Cessna 208 registered PR-MPE was involved in an accident near Novo Airao, Brazil. 5 people were on board and one died, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 October 2017 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Novo Airao, Brazil

Coordinates

-2.7650, -60.6314

Aircraft

Cessna 208

Registration

PR-MPE

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manaus → Novo Airao

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA18WA013

1 person 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 October 17, 2017, about 1540 universal coordinated time, an amphibious Cessna 208, Brazilian registration PR-MPE, was substantially damaged after it came to rest inverted while attempting to land on a river in Novo Airao county, State of Amazonas, Brazil. The foreign certificated pilot and three passengers received minor injuries and one passenger was fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations and departed from Manaus/Eduardo Gomes International Airport (SBEG), Manaus, Brazil.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center of Brazil. Further information can be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division SHIS-QI 05-VI COMAR Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: (55) 61 99994 9554 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Brazilian Government.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.