Cessna 140 PP-DFW

Summary

On 29 January 2014 at about 13:40 local time, a Cessna 140 registered PP-DFW, operated by Aero Agricola Santos Dumont Ltda, was involved in an accident near Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 January 2014 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil

Nearest airport

Cachoeira do Sul (SSKS)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

PP-DFW

Category

Airplane

Operator

Aero Agricola Santos Dumont Ltda

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cachoeira do Sul → Cachoeira do Sul

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

NTSB number

ERA14WA114

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 January 29, 2014, about 1340 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 140, Brazilian registration PP-DFW, was substantially damaged during impact with terrain, following a loss of control on approach to Cachoeira do Sul Airport (SSKS), Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The local training flight had also originated from SSKS. According to information released by the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil, the airplane was on approach and joining a downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern at SSKS. The flight instructor then reported a loss of elevator control, which was followed by an uncontrolled descent to the ground. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of CENIPA. 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.