AIR TRACTOR AT502

Sorriso, September 1, 2016

Event Information

DateSeptember 1, 2016
Event TypeACC
LocationSorriso
CountryBR
Coordinates-12.50917, -55.68472
AirportSanta Anastacia Airport
Highest InjuryFATL
NTSB NumberERA16WA315
Event ID20160916X90101

Aircraft

MakeAIR TRACTOR
ModelAT502
Registration #PR-SLV
OperatorArgino Bedin
OwnerArgino Bedin
CategoryAIR
FAR PartNUSN
Aircraft DamageDEST

Conditions

Light ConditionDAYL
WeatherVMC

Injuries

Fatal2
Serious0
Minor0
None0
Total Injured2

Event Location

Full Narrative

On September 1, 2016, about 1905 coordinated universal time, a privately owned and operated Air Tractor AT-502B, Brazilian registration PR-SLV, experienced an in-flight loss of control and impacted terrain near Sorriso Municipality, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The airplane was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire, and the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:

Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA)
Information Technology Division
SHIS-QI 05-VI Comar
Brasilia-DF, Brazil, 71.615.600
Phone: 55 61 3364 8819
Facsimile: 55 61 3365 1004
E-mail: [email protected]

This report is for informational purposes, and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

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