ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152885
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 January 2013 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-202 Ipanema |
| Owner/operator: | Cristal Aviação Agrícola Ltda. |
| Registration: | PT-UIC |
| MSN: | 200711 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Itapororó, RS -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Itapororó, RS |
| Itapororó, RS | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The crash of a crop duster (30) caused the death of the pilot in the locality of Itapororó, near the city of Alegrete in Rio Grande do Sul The aircraft performed the fertilization of a crop when it crashed on a rural property.
With the impact of the collision the plane exploded. The pilot, 42, died at the scene. According to the company responsible, all revisions of the plane were conducted. A team from the Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (CENIPA) should apontas possible causes of the fall.
"I do not rule that there was engine failure. However, the plane was in full flight conditions," said business owner agricultural aviation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2013/01/aviao-agricola-cai-e-mata-piloto-em-alegrete-no-rio-grande-do-sul.html
https://www.agrolink.com.br/noticias/piloto-paulo-pontes-morre-em-acidente-com-aviao-agricola-em-alegrete_164822.html
https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/geral/noticia/2013/01/piloto-morre-apos-queda-de-aviao-no-interior-de-alegrete-4027209.html
http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2013/01/aviao-agricola-cai-e-mata-piloto-em.html?m=1
CENIPA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2013 09:33 | Geno | Added |
| 30-Jan-2013 09:35 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 30-Jan-2013 10:55 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2013 10:56 | cleberjc | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2013 16:00 | Geno | Updated [Date, Time] |
| 03-Apr-2020 11:20 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
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