What happened
On June 9, 2010, a Cessna 182C, registered as PT-BIN, departed from an unregistered airstrip in São Silvestre, Pará, bound for another unregistered airstrip known as Fernando, in Roraima. The mission details and the identity of the occupants were initially unknown. The disappearance of the aircraft was not reported to aviation authorities until nine days after the departure, when the pilot's spouse filed a police report.
Two years later, in June 2012, authorities were notified that the wreckage of the aircraft had been located in the Serra do Caveira, within the Yanomami indigenous territory. The crash site was situated in dense jungle, approximately a three-deay trek from the municipality of Alto Alegre, RR. The pilot sustained fatal injuries, and the aircraft suffered substantial damage.
The investigation
CENIPA's investigation into the occurrence was initiated long after the event, following notification from local police. The investigation examined the regulatory status of the pilot, the airworthiness of the aircraft, and the legality of the flight operations. The inquiry established that the individual operating the aircraft was not a licensed pilot and lacked the necessary medical certification. Furthermore, the investigation found that the aircraft's airworthiness certificate had been canceled since late 1999, rendering the flight illegal under Brazilian aviation regulations. The investigation was ultimately interrupted as the findings highlighted a series of intentional regulatory violations that did not offer new opportunities for safety recommendations beyond existing protocols.