What happened
On November 19, 2022, at approximately 21:30 UTC, a Flyer GT ultralight aircraft, registration PU-EFD, took off from an unregistered site at Sítio São José, in Glória D’Oeste, Mato Grosso, for a local test flight. The flight was intended to verify the aircraft's performance following maintenance work performed by the pilot.
Shortly after takeoff, an observer noted an abnormal noise coming from the engine. Approximately 30 seconds into the flight, the aircraft entered a turn and assumed a steep nose-down attitude, eventually colliding with the ground at an altitude estimated between 200 and 300 feet. The impact caused substantial damage to the aircraft and resulted in fatal injuries to the pilot.