Pilot Debrief

AIR TRACTOR AT502 near Sorriso — 2016-09-01

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Date
2016-09-01
Location
Sorriso, BR
Airport
SSQI
Aircraft
AIR TRACTOR AT502
Registration
PR-SLV
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
2

Probable cause

Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.

NTSB narrative

On September 1, 2016, about 1905 coordinated universal time, a privately owned and operated Air Tractor AT-502B, Brazilian registration PR-SLV, experienced an in-flight loss of control and impacted terrain near Sorriso Municipality, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The airplane was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire, and the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight.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: dti@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes, and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

NTSB coding

  • Loss of control in flight · Maneuvering
  • Loss of Control While Maneuvering

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