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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 2013 |
| Time: | 8:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | PT-OPU |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mocambinho, Minas Gerais -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Mocambinho, Minas Gerais |
| Mocambinho, Minas Gerais | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A agricultural plane crashed in Project Jaíba nearby airport Mocambinho, Minas Gerais. The single-engine plane caught fire after the collision with the ground. The pilot suffered minor injuries and reported that there was mechanical failure when flying over crops in the project Jaíba .. The plane was used in spraying fertilizer on crops.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.guanambinoticias.com.br/brasil/monomotor-cai-e-pega-fogo-em-janauba/
http://www.saladeimprensa.bombeiros.mg.gov.br/component/content/article/1-belo-horizonte/5777-jaiba-acidente-com-aviao-monomotor
http://radaraereo.blogspot.com.br/2013/04/piloto-fica-ferido-apos-aviao-cair-e.html
http://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2013/04/21/interna_gerais,374331/piloto-fica-ferido-em-queda-de-monomotor-no-norte-de-minas.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2013 09:24 | cleberjc | Added |
| 17-May-2013 00:14 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 17-May-2013 06:14 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
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