Accident Embraer EMB-121A Xingú PP-EHJ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28388
 
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Date:Wednesday 1 October 1997
Time:c. 21:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic E121 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Embraer EMB-121A Xingú
Owner/operator:Governo do Rio Grande do Sul
Registration: PP-EHJ
MSN: 121-027
Year of manufacture:1980
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Chapecó, SC -   Brazil
Phase: Approach
Nature:Ambulance
Departure airport:Porto Alegre (SBPA)
Destination airport:Chapecó (SBCH)
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed in severe storm 900m (3.000ft) from the runway on approach. Two crew and five-man medical team.

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

Sources:

Air International December 1997, p333
http://sistema.cenipa.aer.mil.br/cenipa/paginas/relatorios/rf/pt/pp_ehj_01_10_97.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
20-Dec-2009 10:05 TB Updated
30-Dec-2015 17:18 junior sjc Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Oct-2017 18:39 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Jul-2020 16:35 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Source]
01-Jul-2020 16:35 harro Updated [Source, Accident report, ]

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