2023 Manaus Aerotáxi Embraer Bandeirante crash
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Accident | |
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Date | 16 September of 2023 |
Summary | Crashed on approach, under investigation |
Site | Barcelos, Brazil |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Embraer EMB-110 |
Operator | Manaus Aerotaxi |
Registration | PT-SOG |
Flight origin | Eduardo Gomes International Airport |
Destination | Barcelos Airport |
Occupants | 14 |
Passengers | 12 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 14 |
Survivors | 0 |
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, 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].
References
- ^ "Accident Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante PT-SOG,". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Avião cai no Amazonas e mata 14 pessoas, diz Defesa Civil". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Se estrelló una avioneta en la Amazonía brasileña: murieron las 14 personas a bordo". Infobae (in Spanish). 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2023-09-17.