Britten Norman BN2A-2 PT-WMY

Summary

On 4 December 2013 at about 14:30 local time, a Britten Norman BN2A-2 registered PT-WMY, operated by Heringer Taxi Aereo, Ltda, was involved in an accident near Novo Prgresso, Brazil. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 December 2013 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Novo Prgresso, Brazil

Nearest airport

Novo Progresso Airport (SJNP)

Coordinates

-8.1750, -53.4525

Aircraft

Britten Norman BN2A-2

Registration

PT-WMY

Category

Airplane

Operator

Heringer Taxi Aereo, Ltda

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Novo Prgresso → Altamira

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA14WA069

5 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 December 4, 2013, about 1430 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Britten Norman Aircraft, model BN-2A, Brazilian registration PT-WMY, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from Novo Progresso Airport (SJNP), Novo Progresso, in the State of Pará, Brazil. The Brazilian pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. According to witness reports, shortly after takeoff the airplane made a forced landing. The flight which was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations, and was destined for Aldeia Pykany Airport (SJBN), Altamira, in the State of Pará, Brazil. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. Further information can 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 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.