Narrative:
An Embraer 110C Bandeirante passenger plane crashed about three minutes after takeoff from Petrolina Internacional Airport, PE (PNZ), Brazil.
Both crew members were killed. Four passengers were injured, one was unharmed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 28 October 1976 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante |
| Operator: | Nordeste Linhas Aéreas |
| Registration: | PT-TBA |
| MSN: | 110004 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Petrolina Internacional Airport, PE (PNZ) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Petrolina Internacional Airport, PE (PNZ/SBPL), Brazil |
| Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE (REC/SBRF), Brazil |
An Embraer 110C Bandeirante passenger plane crashed about three minutes after takeoff from Petrolina Internacional Airport, PE (PNZ), Brazil.
Both crew members were killed. Four passengers were injured, one was unharmed.
Sources:
» Folha de São Paulo 29-10-1976Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Petrolina Internacional Airport, PE to Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE as the crow flies is 633 km (396 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Petrolina Internacional Airport, PE to Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE as the crow flies is 633 km (396 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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