Piper PA28R PT-NKS

Summary

On 6 March 2012 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA28R registered PT-NKS, operated by Gilherme Xavier de Oliveira Neto, was involved in an accident near Eliseu Martins, Brazil. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 March 2012 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Eliseu Martins, Brazil

Coordinates

-7.8144, -43.7453

Aircraft

Piper PA28R

Registration

PT-NKS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gilherme Xavier de Oliveira Neto

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Belem → Gurgueia

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA12WA239

3 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 March 6, 2012, about 1400 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28R-200, Brazilian registration PT-NKS, was destroyed when it impacted terrain, following a loss of control during cruise flight near Eliseu Martins, Brazil. The foreign certificated pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed Aueroporto Nossa Senhora de Fatima (SWLE), Belem, Brazil; destined for Bom Jesus do Gurgueia (SNGG), Gurgueia, Brazil. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division CENIPA SHIS - QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Telephone: (55-61) 3364-8800 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.