PR-SLVAIR TRACTOR AT5022016-09-01 NTSB Accident Report

Destroyed
Fatal

AIR TRACTOR AT502S/N: 502B-2768

Summary

On September 01, 2016, a Air Tractor AT502 (PR-SLV) was involved in an accident near Sorriso, BR. The accident resulted in 2 fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.

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.

This accident is documented in NTSB report ERA16WA315. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft PR-SLV.

Accident Details

Date
Thursday, September 1, 2016
NTSB Number
ERA16WA315
Location
Sorriso, Brazil
Event ID
20160916X90101
Coordinates
-12.509166, -55.684722
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
2
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
2

Aircraft Information

Registration
Make
AIR TRACTOR
Serial Number
502B-2768
Engine Type
Turbo-shaft
Model / ICAO
AT502AT5T
Aircraft Type
Fixed Wing Single Engine
No. of Engines
1

Analysis

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: dti@cenipa.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# ERA16WA315