Cessna 172 PR-GRS

Summary

On 5 January 2017 at about 14:20 local time, a Cessna 172 registered PR-GRS was involved in an accident near Tangara da Serra, Brazil. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 January 2017 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Tangara da Serra, Brazil

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

PR-GRS

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cascavel → Mato Grasso

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA17WA086

2 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 January 5, 2017, at 1420 universal time coordinated, a Cessna 172S airplane, Brazilian registration PR-GRS, sustained substantial damage when it struck high-tension power-lines while attempting to land at the Tangara da Serra Airport (TGQ), State of Mato Grasso, Brazil. The pilot and a passenger were fatally injured and two passengers were seriously injured. The personal flight originated at the Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC), Cascavel, Brazil. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Brazilian government. Any further information pertaining to the accident can be obtained from: Centro de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos — CENIPA SHIS — QI 05 — Área Especial 12 LAGO SUL Brasilia — DF — CEP 71615-600 Brasil Tel.: (55) 61 3364 8800 (only Portuguese - solo Português) (55) 61 99994 9554 (24 hours – Spanish and English / Español e Inglês) E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (55) 61 3365 1004 AFTN: SBBRYLYX Telex: 0611152 CENIPA SBBR Website: http://www.cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes and only information released by the Brazilian Government.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.