Maule M7 PT-ONN

Summary

On 7 December 2008 at about 11:15 local time, a Maule M7 registered PT-ONN was involved in an accident near Cobra River, Manaus, Brazil. 5 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 December 2008 at 11:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Cobra River, Manaus, Brazil

Coordinates

-3.0139, -60.1044

Aircraft

Maule M7

Registration

PT-ONN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Taruma River → Solimoes River

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09WA085

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 December 7, 2008, about 1115 universal coordinated time, a Maule M-7-235, Brazilian registration PT-ONN, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees while departing from the Taruma River, Manaus, Brazil. The floatplane subsequently came to rest in the Cobra River. One occupant was killed, two occupants were seriously injured, and two occupants sustained minor injuries. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Research and Investigative Division Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Federative Republic of Brazil SHIS–QI 05–VI COMAR Brasilia-DF, Brazil This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.