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| Date: | Monday 3 July 2023 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | PT-JZC |
| MSN: | 28R-7435249 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | between Umuarama and Paranaguá, PR -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Umuarama-Ernesto Geisel Airport, PR (UMU/SSUM) |
| Paranaguá Municipal Airport, PR (PNG/SSPG) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II took off from Orlando de Carvalho Airport, (UMU/SSUM), Umuarama, bound to Santos Dumont Airport (PNG/SSPG), Paranaguá, with 3 occupants on board. After avintermediate landing at Antonio Amilton Beraldo Airport (PGZ/SBPG), Ponta Grossa, it's reported missing in the region of Serra do Mar, Paraná.
Wreckage located July 7th. Two bodies confirmed, search for the third occupant still on the way. Third body located soon after.
Sources:
https://obemdito.com.br/noticia/165654/aviao-que-decolou-de-umuarama-com-tres-pessoas-a-bordo-esta-desaparecido
https://umuarama.portaldacidade.com/noticias/cidade/aviao-de-pequeno-porte-com-tres-umuaramenses-desaparece-a-caminho-de-paranagua-0501
https://www.bonde.com.br/bondenews/parana/aviao-que-partiu-de-umuarama-com-dois-servidores-do-estado-desaparece-na-serra-do-mar
https://g1.globo.com/pr/norte-noroeste/noticia/2023/07/03/aviao-desaparece-no-parana-policia-militar-buscas.ghtml
https://sistemas.anac.gov.br/aeronaves/cons_rab_resposta.asp?textMarca=PTJZC
https://g1.globo.com/pr/parana/noticia/2023/07/07/aviao-que-desapareceu-e-encontrado-no-parana-diz-fab.ghtml
https://www.google.com/amp/s/ricmais.com.br/prja/seguranca/terceiro-corpo-e-encontrado-de-aviao-que-desapareceu-na-serra-do-mar-no-parana/amp/
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9474325
https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/7/4/4764471.jpg? (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N43160
Media:
Aeronave com três a bordo desaparece na serra do mar no Paraná https://t.co/s5gv1DZDfx
— Plantão 190 (@plantao190) July 3, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2023 06:31 | Victor | Added |
| 04-Jul-2023 07:19 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 05-Jul-2023 05:54 | cleberjc | Updated |
| 07-Jul-2023 18:47 | Victor | Updated |
| 08-Jul-2023 05:09 | cleberjc | Updated |
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