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Cessna 182 accident near Novo Repartimento, Br, January 31, 2011

On January 31, 2011 at about 2:10 pm local time, a Cessna 182, registered PTKAS, was destroyed in an accident during approach (VFR go-around) near Novo Repartimento (Uniao Farm airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under non-U.S. private rules. 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
January 31, 2011 · about 2:10 pm local time
Place
Novo Repartimento, Brazil · Uniao Farm · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
2 people were killed.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Cessna 182 P · all 182s on the register
Registration
PTKAS · no longer on the register · serial 18263096
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. private rules

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

On January 31, 2011, about 1410 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna, 182P, Brazilian registration PT-KAS, operated by a private individual, collided with a tree during a balked landing at the Uniáo Farm, Novo Repartimento, Pará, Brazil. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot and passengers were killed, and the airplane was destroyed by post impact fire. The flight originated from Araguaína, Brazil earlier that day. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by the Government of Brazil. For further information contact: Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center SHIS – QI 05 – VI COMAR Brazil-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Tel: +55 61 3364 8800 Fax: +55 61 3365 1004 dipaa@cenipa.aer.mil.br

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Controlled flight into terrain or object (CFIT) during approach (VFR go-around) defining event

Pilot

  • Injury: fatal

The aircraft

  • Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Fire on the ground

The flight

  • Departed from: Araguaina
  • Destination: Novo Repartimento
  • Flight plan: not recorded

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew1
Passengers1

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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