ASN Aircraft accident Learjet 25B PT-JBQ Rio Branco Airport, AC (RBR)
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Date:Friday 3 September 1982
Type:Silhouette image of generic LJ25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Learjet 25B
Operator:Companhia Brasileira de Tratores
Registration: PT-JBQ
MSN: 25-119
First flight: 1973
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Total:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:5 km (3.1 mls) from Rio Branco Airport, AC (RBR) (   Brazil)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Tucurui Airport, PA (TUR/SBTU), Brazil
Destination airport:Porto Velho Airport, RO (PVH/SBPV), Brazil
Narrative:
The plane ran out of fuel on the third approach in poor weather at the unlighted Rio Branco airport.
The aircraft had diverted to Rio Branco due to poor weather at the intended destination, Porto Velho.

Probable Cause:

I. Human factor: Psychological aspect - contributed;
II. Operational factor: Adverse weather conditions; poor support staff; deficient operation of the aircraft; deficient infrastructure; and poor flight planning."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: CENIPA Brazil
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Sources:
» Jornal do Brasil, 5 Sept. 1982, p.7


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Distance from Tucurui Airport, PA to Porto Velho Airport, RO as the crow flies is 1652 km (1033 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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