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| Date: | Sunday 13 July 2025 |
| Time: | c. 13:00 LT |
| Type: | Flyer GT |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | PU-RBY |
| MSN: | FG-384 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rio Araguaia, near Sao José dos Bandeirantes, GO -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A float equipped Flyer GT ultralight, PU-RBY, experienced a "technical failure" to one of the floats and crashed into the Rio Araguaia river near Sao José dos Bandeirantes, Goiás.
The pilot was not injured.
Sources:
https://www.jornalgoiasemfoco.com.br/noticia/aeronave-de-pequeno-porte-cai-no-rio-araguaia
https://brazilurgente.com.br/aviao-anfibio-quebra-e-piloto-afunda-no-rio-araguaia/
https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/piloto-afunda-aeronave-no-araguaia-e-e-resgatado-por-bombeiros-video
https://sistemas.anac.gov.br/aeronaves/cons_rab_resposta.asp?textMarca=PURBY
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2025 05:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Jul-2025 06:24 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 14-Jul-2025 07:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jul-2025 09:08 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jul-2025 09:47 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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