Cessna 208B PR-RMI

Summary

On 21 January 2011 at about 17:35 local time, a Cessna 208B registered PR-RMI, operated by Rio Maderira Aerotaxi Ltda, was involved in an accident near Rio Branco, Brazil. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 January 2011 at 17:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Rio Branco, Brazil

Nearest airport

Rio Branco Airport (SBRB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 208B

Registration

PR-RMI

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rio Maderira Aerotaxi Ltda

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tarauaca → Rio Branco

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA11WA164

Nobody was injured.

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 21, 2011, about 1735 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna 208B, Brazilian registration PR-RMI, operated by Carlos Madeira Aerotaxi Ltda, had an engine failure during a go-around, and made a forced landing near the Rio Branco International Airport (SBRB), State of Acre, Brazil. The pilot and passenger were not injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight originated from the Tarauaca Aerodrome (SBTK), Brazil, and was destined for SBRB. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center SHIS – QI 05 – VI COMAR Brasilía-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: +55 61 3364 8800 Fax: +55 61 3365 1004 [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.