Narrative:
Both engines failed on approach to Macaé Airport, Brazil. The aircraft hit terrain and broke in two.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 24 February 1988 |
| Type: |  Learjet 24F |
| Operator: | Transamérica Táxi Aéreo |
| Registration: | PT-LMA |
| MSN: | 24-353 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CJ610-6 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 2 km (1.3 mls) from Macaé Airport, RJ (MEA) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Contas-Rio de Contas Airport, BA (SDLE), Brazil |
| Macaé Airport, RJ (MEA/SBME), Brazil |
Both engines failed on approach to Macaé Airport, Brazil. The aircraft hit terrain and broke in two.
Sources:
» Jornal do Brasil, 25 Feb. 1988 p.5Photos
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 Rio de Contas-Rio de Contas Airport, BA to Macaé Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 970 km (606 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Rio de Contas-Rio de Contas Airport, BA to Macaé Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 970 km (606 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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