One person died and another two wounded after small aircraft Cessna 210L Centurion II crashed into a house in Belem, capital of the state of Para, is a port city and gateway to Brazil’s lower Amazon region. Two people from the aircraft were trapped into the wreck. The Para Military Fire Brigade responded immediately to the accident and succeeded to free the people from the aircraft. They found that another person on the ground was also injured.
The co-pilot, Lucas Ernesto Santos, died in the accident, while the pilot, Bruno Alencar, suffered serious injury and was taken to the hospital. The third person injured in the accident was from the hours, where the aircraft Cessna 210L Centurion II crashed. he was wounded and transported to the hospital for medical treatment.
The circumstances around the accident are not clear and the investigation is underway.
Cessna 210 Centurion is a six-seat, high-performance, retractable-gear, single-engine, high-wing general aviation aircraft which was first flown in January 1957. The Cessna 210 is widely used by flight training schools, private operators, air taxi and commercial charter, and companies. Cessna 210L Centurion II has nose-mounted landing lights, the electrical pump and a three-bladed prop fitted.
Something pilots should know about their aircraft fuel tanks is that undetectable water can go undetected during a proper preflight of the aircraft. Pilots ask yourself how often you have witnessed any water in your sump cup during the preflight. Not seeing any evidence of water in your sump cup could mean the fuel tank is storing the water. This particular flaw is very apparent in Cessna aircraft and both the FAA and NTSB have known about this flaw for decades but do nothing. Although this particular accident may not be related to this flaw, please consider this post as a heads-up. Google Cessna 150 or Cessna 152 fuel tank tests, FAA Safety Recommendations 99.283 and 99.284, NTSB Safety Recommendation A-83-6 and SAIB CE-10-40R1.