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| Date: | Saturday 26 April 1997 |
| Time: | c. 17:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 Skylark |
| Owner/operator: | Márcio José Ferrari |
| Registration: | PT-BHW |
| MSN: | 55458 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atibaia Airport, SP (SDTB) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Atibaia Airport, SP (SDTB) |
| Atibaia Airport, SP (SDTB) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was performing non-profit scenic flights from the Atibaia airfield in São Paulo. At the end of the day, close to sunset, the pilot made its final landing and entered the taxiway, heading for the parking area.
During this journey, several people approached the aircraft. As a precaution, the pilot stopped taxiing, but with the engine still running. The passengers (two in the back seats and one in the front right seat) who were on board disembarked and remained under the left wing, along with the people who had approached the aircraft. Two of these people boarded the plane, sat in the back seats, and asked the pilot to conduct another flight.
Due to the crowd near the aircraft, and sensing a dangerous situation, the pilot decided to cut the engine. At that same moment, a third person (actually the passenger who had taken the previous flight in the back seat) decided to go around the front of the aircraft to occupy the front-right seat. Along the way, he collided with the propeller, which was still moving, suffering fatal injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CENIPA
https://www.aeromuseu.com.br/rab_pt.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2025 19:55 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
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