ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 321418
| Date: | Thursday 29 October 2009 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna C-98A Grand Caravan (208B) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 2725 |
| MSN: | 208B0534 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Aldeias Aurélio, AM -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cruzeiro do Sul-Campo Internacional Airport, AC (CZS/SBCZ) |
| Tabatinga Internacional Airport, AM (TBT/SBTT) |
The Air Force Command announced that an aircraft C-98 Caravan disappeared during a flight between the cities of Cruzeiro do Sul (AC) and Tabatinga (AM). The aircraft had 11 people on board and was in support of the mission of vaccination of the Ministry of Health.
The next day, at 09:40, the airplane was located between the villages of Aldeias Aurélio and Rio Novo near Rio Ituí, a small river from the Rio Javari. There were nine survivors. One person was reported missing and one dead.
The registration of the airplane involved was previously reported as FAB-2701 but was later corrected to FAB-2725 by the Brazilian Air Force.
Sources:
Força Aérea Brasileira
Location
Images:
photo (c) Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB; November 2009; (CC:by-sa)
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