Cessna 172R PT-WYK

Summary

On 9 September 2012 at about 21:12 local time, a Cessna 172R registered PT-WYK, operated by Transportes Caliman Ltda, was involved in an accident near Macapá, Brazil. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 September 2012 at 21:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Macapá, Brazil

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

PT-WYK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Transportes Caliman Ltda

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Macapá → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA12WA577

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 September 12, 2012, about 2112 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 172R, Brazilian registration PT-WYK, was destroyed when it collided with terrain under unknown circumstances near Macapa ´, Brazil. The non-certificated pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed from Curiau Airport, Macapa ´, Brazil at an unknown time, and was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations. 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 Investigation and Prevention Center CENIPA SHIS – QI 05-VI Comar Brasília-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Telephone: (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.