Piper PA-25-235 PR-ACH

Summary

On 5 June 2015 at about 15:06 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered PR-ACH was involved in an accident near Patrocínio Municipality, Minas Gerais, Brazil. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 June 2015 at 15:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Patrocínio Municipality, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Coordinates

-18.9225, -47.3914

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

PR-ACH

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fazenda → Araguari

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15WA246

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 June 5, 2015, about 1506 universal coordinated time, Piper PA-25-235, Brazilian registration PR-ACH, was substantially damaged by collision with terrain while maneuvering at low altitude in Patrocinio Municipality, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Brazilian certificated pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Fazenda Irai de Minas, Brazil, and was destined for Araguari, Brazil. According to investigators, the airplane was performing a low pass over a farmhouse, at which time the left wing struck a lightning rod antenna. The airplane continued 160 meters before it collided with terrain. 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 Prevention and Investigation Center Investigation Division CENIPA SHIS - QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 SERIPA 3 – IIC Sandro da Rocha Telephone: (55-21) 3368-3616 / (55-21) 99400-7892 Fax: (55-21) 3368-3616 [email protected] This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.