Wirestrike Accident Cessna 172S Skyhawk PR-GRS, Thursday 5 January 2017
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Date:Thursday 5 January 2017
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172S Skyhawk
Owner/operator:Golddencor Corretora de Seguros Ltda
Registration: PR-GRS
MSN: 172S8815
Year of manufacture:2001
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Tangará da Serra (TGO), MT -   Brazil
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Cascavel Airport, PR (CAC/SBCA)
Destination airport:Tangará da Serra Airport, MT (TGQ/SWTS)
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The Cessna 172 crashed after colliding with power cables during approach to landing. Two aircraft's occupants died at the scene and two others sustained serious injuries.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CENIPA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://g1.globo.com/mato-grosso/noticia/2017/01/acidente-com-aviao-do-pr-em-mato-grosso-mata-duas-pessoas.htm]
http://www.aeroportodecanela.com/2014/07/cessna-172s.html

http://sistema.cenipa.aer.mil.br/cenipa/paginas/relatorios/rf/pt/PRGRS_05JAN2017_AC.pdf

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Jan-2017 20:17 junior sjc Added
05-Jan-2017 20:19 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ]
05-Jan-2017 23:08 Geno Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ]
06-Jan-2017 12:48 TB Updated [Source, ]
06-Jan-2017 12:50 TB Updated [Location, Phase, ]
05-May-2018 15:29 cleberjc Updated [Nature, Embed code, ]
05-May-2018 15:30 harro Updated [Nature, Embed code, ]
17-May-2020 16:47 Victor Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ]

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