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| Date: | Friday 31 December 2021 |
| Time: | 09:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Vale Paranapanema Aviação Agrícola |
| Registration: | PR-VPR |
| MSN: | 502B-3172 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Maracaí, SP -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Maracaí, SP |
| Maracaí, SP | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft took off from an agricultural airstrip in the municipality of Maracaí, SP, at around 09:20 UTC, for a fungicide spraying flight.
After the second spray run the pilot lost control of the aircraft, colliding with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CENIPA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2022 18:54 | harro | Added |
| 19-Nov-2024 10:48 | ASN | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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