PR-STO

Substantial
Fatal

CESSNA 188S/N: 18800859

Accident Details

Date
Friday, March 2, 2012
NTSB Number
ERA12WA223
Location
Querencia do Norte, Brazil
Event ID
20120313X55546
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
1
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
1

Aircraft Information

Registration
PR-STO
Make
CESSNA
Serial Number
18800859
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Model / ICAO
188C188
Aircraft Type
Fixed Wing Single Engine
No. of Engines
1

Analysis

On March 02, 2012, about 1350 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 188B, Brazilian registration PR-STO, was substantially damaged when it collided with power lines during a crop dusting flight, near Querencia do Norte, Brazil. The foreign certificated pilot was fatally injured. The local flight departed from a landing area in Querencia do Norte, Brazil, at an unknown time.

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 Investigation and Prevention Center

CENIPA

Brazilia, Brazil 71.615-600

Tel: +55 51 3466-5588 / + 55 51 9269-1489

Fax: 55 51 3466-0180

E-mail: chefia@seripa5.aer.mil.br

This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the

Government of Brazil.

Data Source

Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ERA12WA223