ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28447
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| Date: | Friday 12 January 2001 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | Udelio Scodro |
| Registration: | PT-OZY |
| MSN: | 31T-7820030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Água Comprida, 15 km from Uberaba, MG -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Goiania (SBGO) |
| Riberao Preto (SBRP) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While en route from Goiania to Riberao Preto, about 45 minutes after take-off, while in normal cruise flight at FL180, the aircraft encountered 'severe meteorological conditions.' Control was lost and the aircraft crashed in a sugar cane field. The accident happened in darkness. All six person on board - crew of two plus four passengers - were killed. According to a rough translation into English of the official accident report:
"The aircraft took off with six people aboard the Goiania airport - GO (SBGO) to Ribeirao Preto - SP (SBRP ) under instrument flight rules, operation for which the pilot was not enabled. Used to make the phone by flight plan, the DAC code from another pilot. Found on route adverse weather conditions and when flying over the city of Long Water, 15 km from Uberaba - MG, the aircraft came to crash into the ground. Died in the crash all six occupants of the aircraft, which was completely destroyed".
Sources:
1. http://www2.anac.gov.br/segVoo/seguranca7.asp
2. http://www.aeromuseu.com.br/rab_pt.htm
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.desastresaereos.net/acidentes_brasil_2001.h]
4. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20150206071306/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/2001/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-brazil-6-killed/
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-May-2015 20:48 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2015 20:57 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2015 00:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2017 09:02 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 07-Aug-2017 09:05 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Sep-2017 00:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2017 21:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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