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2023 Manaus Aerotáxi Embraer 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 EMB-110 Bandeirante of Manaus Aerotaxi on approach crashed when it was trying to land on Barcelos Airport while perfoming 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, when it crashed into an embankment short of the runway at the airport, all the occupants on board died, the plane did not catch fire on the crash.[3]

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. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).