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| Date: | Saturday 7 January 1995 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-39 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Apostolic Faith Mission |
| Registration: | 3D-AFW |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Belém Nova Airport, RS (SSBN) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Capão do Leão-Comandante Marilda Zaiden de Mesquita Airport, RG (SSCO) |
| Belém Nova Airport, RS (SSBN) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft took off from Capão do Leão (SSCO) bound for Belém Novo (SSBN). The pilot and one passenger were on board.
Upon arrival at the destination, the pilot was unable to lower the landing gear on his first attempts, taking approximately 15 minutes to successfully operate.
After lowering the landing gear and experiencing transmission problems on his radio, he attempted to join airfield traffic when he noticed that both engines were losing power.
His reaction was to steer the aircraft to a location near the threshold of runway 08, on the banks of the Guaíba River, for a forced landing. At this point, the aircraft initially impacted the water surface, followed by the aircraft's rollover, and crashed into the riverbank.
The occupants abandoned the wreckage after the crash. Both suffered minor injuries. The aircraft suffered serious damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://sistema.cenipa.fab.mil.br/cenipa/paginas/relatorios/rf/pt/3d_afw_07_01_95.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2025 00:19 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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