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== Accident ==
== Accident ==
The aircraft was on final approach, after an aborted landing and an attempt to go-around in heavy rain and bad weather conditions when it crashed into an [[Embankment (earthworks)|embankment]] short of the runway, all the occupants on board died, the plane did not catch fire on the crash.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-09-16 |title=Se estrelló una avioneta en la Amazonía brasileña: murieron las 14 personas a bordo|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2023/09/16/se-estrello-una-avioneta-en-la-amazonia-brasilena-murieron-las-14-personas-a-bordo/|access-date=2023-09-17|website=[[Infobae]]|language=es-sp}}</ref>
The aircraft was on final approach, after an aborted landing and an attempt to go-around in heavy rain and bad weather conditions when it crashed into an [[Embankment (earthworks)|embankment]] short of the runway, all the occupants on board died, the plane did not catch fire on the crash.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-09-16 |title=Se estrelló una avioneta en la Amazonía brasileña: murieron las 14 personas a bordo|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2023/09/16/se-estrello-una-avioneta-en-la-amazonia-brasilena-murieron-las-14-personas-a-bordo/|access-date=2023-09-17|website=[[Infobae]]|language=es-sp}}</ref>

The victims includes American citizens.<ref>[https://nos.nl/artikel/2490741-14-doden-bij-vliegtuigcrash-in-amazonegebied-brazilie]</ref>


== Aircraft ==
== Aircraft ==

Revision as of 22:08, 18 September 2023

2023 Manaus Aerotaxi Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash
PT-SOG, The aircraft involved on the accident in 2015, while still operated by its previous operator, Gensa.
Accident
Date16 September of 2023
SummaryCrashed on approach, under investigation
SiteBarcelos, Brazil
Aircraft
Aircraft typeEmbraer EMB-110
OperatorManaus Aerotaxi
RegistrationPT-SOG
Flight originEduardo Gomes International Airport
DestinationBarcelos Airport
Occupants14
Passengers12
Crew2
Fatalities14
Survivors0

On 16 September 2023, an Embraer 110 Bandeirante of Manaus Aerotaxi crashed on approach when it was trying to land on Barcelos Airport while performing a go around, killing all the 14 occupants on board,[1] all occupants on board were tourists going to a fishing competition in Rio Negro.[2] The crash is the deadliest on Brazilian soil since the crash of NOAR Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896 in 2011.

Accident

The aircraft was on final approach, after an aborted landing and an attempt to go-around in heavy rain and bad weather conditions when it crashed into an embankment short of the runway, all the occupants on board died, the plane did not catch fire on the crash.[3]

The victims includes American citizens.[4]

Aircraft

The accident aircraft was Embraer 110 Bandeirante with registration PT-SOB, built in 1991 as c/n 110490.[5]

The EMB-110P1 is powered by two PT6A-34 turboprop engines produced by Canadian manufacturer Pratt & Whitney.

Investigation

An investigation is launched into the cause of the accident. The bodies were taken to Manaus for formal identification.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Accident Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante PT-SOG,". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. ^ "Avião cai no Amazonas e mata 14 pessoas, diz Defesa Civil". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  3. ^ "Se estrelló una avioneta en la Amazonía brasileña: murieron las 14 personas a bordo". Infobae (in Spanish). 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Accident description PT-SOB". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ^ [2]
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