Comp Air CA9 PR-ZRA

Summary

On 19 March 2016 at about 18:23 local time, a Comp Air CA9 registered PR-ZRA was involved in an accident near Sao Paulo, Brazil. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 March 2016 at 18:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Coordinates

-23.5056, -46.6447

Aircraft

Comp Air CA9

Registration

PR-ZRA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sao Paulo → Rio De Janeiro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA16WA136

7 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 March 19, 2016, about 1853 coordinated universal time, an experimental amateur-built Comp Air CA9, Brazilian registration PR-ZRA, was destroyed by impact and fire after collision with a building shortly after takeoff in Sao Paulo, Brazil. There was a post-crash fire. The Brazilian certificated pilot and 6 passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed Sao Paulo, Brazil (SBMT), and was destined for Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (SBRJ). 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 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.