Embraer EMB712 PT-NUH

Summary

On 26 April 2012 at about 18:45 local time, a Embraer EMB712 registered PT-NUH, operated by Aeroclube de Itanhaem, was involved in an accident near Morro do Manduba Guaruja, Brazil. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 April 2012 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Morro do Manduba Guaruja, Brazil

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Embraer EMB712

Registration

PT-NUH

Operator

Aeroclube de Itanhaem

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sorocaba → Itanhaem

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA12WA353

2 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 April 26, 2012, about 1845 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), an Embraer 712, Brazilian registration PT-NUH, operated by the Aeroclube de Itanhaem, crashed under unknown circumstances in a dense forest area in Morro do Manduba Guaruja Municipality, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from Soracaba, San Paulo, Brazil, earlier that day. The local authorities located the wreckage after being notified that the pilots failed to radio in their required position report to the air traffic controller. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center SHIS – QI 05 – VI COMAR Brazil-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: +55 61 3364 8800 Fax: +55 61 3365 1004 [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.