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Embraer EMB710 accident near Itaituba, Br, August 11, 2019

On August 11, 2019 at about 5:00 pm local time, a 1977 Embraer EMB710, registered PTNKK, was destroyed in an accident during initial climb near Itaituba. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under non-U.S. private rules. 3 people were killed. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

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

What the record shows

Date
August 11, 2019 · about 5:00 pm local time
Place
Itaituba, Brazil · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
3 people were killed.
Weather
conditions the NTSB did not record
Aircraft
Embraer EMB710 C, built 1977
Registration
PTNKK · no longer on the register · serial 710149
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. private rules

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

What happened, in order

  1. Unknown or undetermined during initial climb
  2. Loss of control in flight during initial climb defining event
  3. Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during uncontrolled descent

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
  • Maximum gross weight: 3,000 lb
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded

The flight

  • Departed from: Segundo
  • Destination: Moraes
  • Flight plan: not recorded

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 045° at 3 knots
  • Sky: not recorded; not recorded
  • Temperature: 93°F (34°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
  • Altimeter: 29.70 inHg
  • Observation at 1:00 pm from SBIH

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew1
Passengers2

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

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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.