Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 13 March 1975
Aircraft Type: Cessna 500 Citation I
Owner/operator: C.Ribeiro
Registration Number: PT-JXS
Location: near Acar , PA –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Cessna 500 Citation ICessna 500 Citation I
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A Cessna 500 Citation I aircraft crashed into Rio Acar , Brazil, after experiencing a spin during a climb to FL330. The pilot reported losing control due to instrument conditions and spatial disorientation.A Cessna 500 Citation I aircraft crashed into Rio Acar , Brazil, after experiencing a spin during a climb to FL330. The pilot reported losing control due to instrument conditions and spatial disorientation.
Description
The Cessna 500 Citation I departed Belm, Brazil at 09:02 hours on a flight to Uberlndia. At 09:25, after passing FL202 in the climb to FL330, the pilot radioed that he was in a spin. The aircraft crashed into Rio Acar at 09:27, close to the city of Acar . It was considered likely that the pilot had lost control after entering instrument conditions and becoming spatially desoriented.
Source of Information
http://memoria.bn.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1975_00336.pdfhttp://memoria.bn.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1975_00336.pdfPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to instrument conditions and spatial disorientation.Loss of control due to instrument conditions and spatial disorientation.Share on:
