Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Date: | Tuesday 30 March 1999 |
Type: | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante |
Operator: | META - Mesquita Transportes Aéreos |
Registration: | PT-LNW |
MSN: | 110346 |
First flight: | 1981 |
Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | Tapauá Airport, AM ( Brazil)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Tapauá Airport, AM, Brazil |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The EMB-110 Bandeirante passenger plane sustained substantial damage when it impacted rising terrain during takeoff from an unapproved runway at Tapauá, Brazil.
The pilot lost directional control during takeoff and the airplane drifted to the left. The airplane gained little altitude before it impacted terrain. The twelve occupants were not injured.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CENIPA Brazil |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | RF019/CENIPA/200 | Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
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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.