Piper PA-31T PT-MFW

Summary

On 6 November 2012 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-31T registered PT-MFW, operated by Taxi Aero Hercules, Ltd., was involved in an accident near Curitiba, Brazil. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 November 2012 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Curitiba, Brazil

Nearest airport

Bacacheri Airport (SBBI)

Coordinates

-25.2550, -49.3236

Aircraft

Piper PA-31T

Registration

PT-MFW

Operator

Taxi Aero Hercules, Ltd.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dourados → Curitiba

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA13WA074

4 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 November 6, 2012, at 2030 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Piper PA-31T, Brazilian registration PT-MFW, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while approaching Bacacheri Airport (SBBI), Curitiba, Brazil. The flight was operated by Taxi Aereo Hercules, Ltda., and originated from Dourados Airport (SSDO), Dourados, Brazil. The two pilots and two passengers onboard were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government 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) 3364-8838, Fax (55-61) 3365-1004 [email protected] This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.