Embraer Aircraft EMB-820C accident near Almeirim Municipality, BR
On March 12, 2013, an Embraer Aircraft EMB-820C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Almeirim Municipality, BR. 10 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 12, 2013
- Place
- Almeirim Municipality, BR
- Aircraft
- Embraer Aircraft EMB-820C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 10 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 0.867°S, 52.644°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130321X52907
Official records · ERA13WA178
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
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.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
