Cirrus SR-22 PR-SLS

Summary

On 27 February 2013 at about 18:40 local time, a Cirrus SR-22 registered PR-SLS was involved in an accident near Tiros, Brazil. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 February 2013 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Tiros, Brazil

Coordinates

-18.8500, -45.8672

Aircraft

Cirrus SR-22

Registration

PR-SLS

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tiros → Poços De Caldas

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA13WA176

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 February 27, 2013, about 1840 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Cirrus Design Corporation, SR-22, Brazilian registration PR-SLS, was destroyed when it impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from a farm field in the Tiros Municipality, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The airplane was consumed by a postimpact fire. The Brazilian pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was seriously injured. According to witness reports, a storm was in the vicinity of the farm field at the time of the accident. The flight which was conducted under Brazilian flight regulations, and was destined for Poços de Caldas Airport (SBPC), Minas Gerais, 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.