Cessna 560XL accident near Santos, BR
On August 13, 2014, a Cessna 560XL (airplane) was involved in an accident near Santos, BR. 7 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 13, 2014
- Place
- Santos, BR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 560XL · Airplane
- Injuries
- 7 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 23.960°S, 46.327°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140813X41305
NTSB summary
On August 13, 2014, about 1003 hours local, a Cessna 560 XL, Brazilian Registration PR-AFA, impacted a densely populated residential area, first colliding with a building then the ground in Santos, SP, Brazil, following an approach to Base Aerea De Santos (SBST), Guaruja, SP, Brazil. The airline transport pilot, airline transport co-pilot, and 5 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire. Multiple adjacent buildings sustained impact and fire damage; there were 3 minor ground injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The airplane was owned by Cessna Finance Export Corporation, leased to and operated by AF Andrade Empr. E Participacoes Ltda., on an instrument flight rules flight plan under Brazil Part 91 regulations. The flight originated about 0922 from Santos Dumont Airport (SBRJ), Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. The purpose of the flight was to transport a Brazil Presidential candidate to SBST, where approximately 8 to 10 people were waiting for the flight's arrival. According to preliminary air traffic control information, after takeoff the flight proceeded towards SBST. At 0955:21, while in contact with Sao Paulo Approach Control flying at 6,700 feet approximately 13 nautical miles southeast of SBST, a flightcrew member advised the controller that they had visual reference and requested frequency change. The flightcrew member did not cancel the IFR clearance. The controller approved the frequency change and provided the airport radio frequency for SBST; however, there were no instructions regarding t
From Wikipedia
On 13 August 2014, a Cessna Citation Excel business jet crashed while trying to land at Santos Air Force Base, near Santos, Brazil, killing all seven people on board. Among the victims was Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos. Eleven people on the ground were also injured.
The accident investigation concluded that spatial disorientation in poor weather and pilot fatigue likely caused a low altitude loss of control of the aircraft, leading to the impact with the ground.
Text from Wikipedia, “2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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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.
