Pilot Debrief

Embraer Aircraft EMB-820C near Almeirim Municipality — 2013-03-12

Final reportERA13WA178
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Date
2013-03-12
Location
Almeirim Municipality, BR
Aircraft
Embraer Aircraft EMB-820C
Registration
PT-VAQ
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
10
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.

NTSB narrative

On March 12, 2013, about 2330 UTC, an Embraer Aircraft EMB-820C, PT-VAQ, operated by Fretax Taxi Aereo Ltda, crashed during approach to Monte Dourado Airport (SBMD), Almeirim, Brazil. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and flight plan information is unknown for the foreign non-scheduled revenue passenger flight from Val de Cans International Airport (SBBE), Belem, Brazil, to SBMD. The airplane was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire and the pilot and nine passengers were fatally injured. The time of departure from SBBE was not determined. According to preliminary information, the airplane was on approach to SBMD, and was lost from radar at 2026 UTC. The following day, the wreckage was spotted in a eucalyptus plantation, 300 meters to the north of a nearby railway. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention And Investigation Center (CENIPA) Information Technology Division SHIS-QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil, 71.615.600 Phone: 55 61 3364 8819 Facsimile: 55 61 3365 1004 E-mail: dti@cenipa.aer.mil.br This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Brazil.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Controlled flight into terrain

NTSB coding

  • Unknown or undetermined · Unknown

Evidence available

  • 1 docket document
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Docket documents1

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