Accident Summary
A twin-engine aircraft departed Fortaleza-Pinto Martins Airport on a local post-maintenance test flight (50 hours). The aircraft carried two passengers and one pilot. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 200 feet, the power on the left engine fluctuated. The pilot adjusted the fuel selector position, but the situation did not improve.
As the aircraft began losing height, the pilot shut down the left engine and feathered its propeller. The aircraft then rolled to the left, causing the left wing to strike a concrete wall. Out of control, the aircraft struck the roof of a house, then a second house, and eventually crashed onto a third residence.
All three occupants were injured, as was one person on the ground.
Probable Cause
The official findings state that the fuel pump and the servo-injectors had faults which certainly contributed to the accident, as the left engine was not properly supplied with fuel.