| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Tuesday 16 March 1999 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  ATR 42-320 |
| Operator: | Pantanal Linhas Aéreas Sul-Matogrossenses |
| Registration: | PT-MFI |
| MSN: | 302 |
| First flight: | 1992-04-30 (6 years 11 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mucuri Airport, BA (MVS) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Mucuri Airport, BA (MVS/SNMU), Brazil |
An ATR-42-320 passenger plane sustained substantial damage un an engine fire accident at Mucuri Airport, BA (MVS), Brazil.
The fire broke out in the no. 2 engine during final approach or landing. The flight crew executed the appropriate engine fire checklist and stopped the airplane on the runway. All occupants safely evacuated from the airplane.
An area of burning fuel had developed under the right hand wing. Wind blew the flames under the aircraft's fuselage, causing substantial damage before fire fighters were able to put out the fire.
Classification:
Engine fireForced landing on runway
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accident date: 16-03-1999
type: ATR 42-320
registration: F-OKNG
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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