Accident Embraer EMB-121A1 Xingú II PT-MAB,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146710
 
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Date:Thursday 12 July 2012
Time:17:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic E121 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Embraer EMB-121A1 Xingú II
Owner/operator:Banjet Táxi Aéreo
Registration: PT-MAB
MSN: 121-007
Year of manufacture:1979
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Ilha Cataguases, Angra dos Reis, RJ -   Brazil
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Pampulha Airport (SBBH)
Destination airport:Angra dos Reis Airport (SBAG)
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed on approach off Angra dos Reis, near the Isle of Cataguas, less than a mile from the mainland. The ocean depth in the area is up to 20 meters. The aircraft took off from Pampulha Airport in Belo Horizonte, a little after 4 pm this Thursday (12), with three people aboard. The drop occurred after about an hour (5 pm). The three occupants died in the crash. All three bodies of the victims were recovered.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CENIPA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/bimotor-cai-deixa-dois-mortos-em-angra-dos-reis-5460270
http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/brasil/rj/2012-07-13/encontrado-corpo-de-terceira-vitima-de-queda-de-aviao-em-angra-dos-reis.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jul-2012 00:29 caiomp Added
13-Jul-2012 04:11 amid4 Updated [Registration, Cn, Source]
13-Jul-2012 07:36 Black Typhoon Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport]
13-Jul-2012 07:45 Dmitriy Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Narrative]
13-Jul-2012 09:48 Dmitriy Updated [Source, Narrative]
13-Jul-2012 10:06 Geno Updated [Source]
13-Jul-2012 14:18 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport]
13-Sep-2012 02:03 cleberjc Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
14-Aug-2014 18:54 TB Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
14-Aug-2014 18:58 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code]
15-Oct-2017 18:49 TB Updated [Operator]

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