| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | Monday 28 July 2014 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante |
| Operator: | Táxi Aéreo Ribeiro |
| Registration: | PT-TAW |
| MSN: | 110258 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) from Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas Airport, PR (IGU) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Foz Do Iguaçu-Estância Hércules Airport, PR (SSFE), Brazil |
| Curitiba-Bacacheri Airport, PR (BFH/SBBI), Brazil |
An Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante was damaged in a belly landing in a corn field near Foz do Iguaçu Airport in Brazil. The airplane sustained damage to the fuselage and both propellers.
The aircraft had departed the Estância Hércules Airport on a private flight to Curitiba, where it was to undergo maintenance for the renewal of the Certificate of Airworthiness.
After takeoff the aircraft suffered from severe vibrations. The flight crew was not able gain sufficient control of the aircraft and elected to perform a gear-up landing in a corn field.
Classification:
Gear-up landingForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Clickfoz» Nortão Jornal
» G1 Globo
Photos
accident date: 28-07-2014
type: Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante
registration: CX-VIP
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Map
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Distance from Foz Do Iguaçu-Estância Hércules Airport, PR to Curitiba-Bacacheri Airport, PR as the crow flies is 537 km (336 miles).
Distance from Foz Do Iguaçu-Estância Hércules Airport, PR to Curitiba-Bacacheri Airport, PR as the crow flies is 537 km (336 miles).
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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