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| Date: | Sunday 29 October 2023 |
| Time: | c. 06:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | ART Táxi Aéreo Ltda |
| Registration: | PT-MEE |
| MSN: | 208B0344 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Rio Branco–Plácido de Castro Intl. Airport (RBR), AC -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport, AC (RBR/SBRB) |
| João Fonseca Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by ART Táxi Aéreo, was destroyed when it crashed in a heavily wooded area shortly after takeoff from Rio Branco–Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR), Brazil.
The two pilots and ten passengers perished.
Sources:
https://g1.globo.com/ac/acre/noticia/2023/10/29/aviao-de-pequeno-porte-cai-e-deixa-9-mortos-em-rio-branco-diz-copom.ghtml
https://g1.globo.com/am/amazonas/noticia/2023/10/29/aviao-que-caiu-em-rio-branco-ac-tinha-como-destino-o-amazonas.ghtml
https://sistemas.anac.gov.br/aeronaves/cons_rab_resposta.asp?textMarca=PT-MEE&selectHabilitacao=
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/1523226_1691837396.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 July 2008 | PT-MEE | TAM - Táxi Aéreo Marília | 0 | Divinópolis, PA | |
sub |
| Forced landing | ||||||
Location
Media:
#Ongoing an Air Taxi Cessna 208 [PT-MEE] crashes in Acre (Brazil). First reports state all 12 aboard. . Aircraft was operated by "ART Taxi Aereo". Updates when possible pic.twitter.com/md2hvbU66N
— Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha (@OnDisasters) October 29, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2023 16:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Oct-2023 16:05 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2023 17:20 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2023 18:51 | cleberjc | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2023 19:03 | harro | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2023 19:41 | TB | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2023 20:45 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2023 20:49 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 30-Oct-2023 05:40 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 30-Oct-2023 16:41 | TB | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2023 01:24 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2023 13:11 | TB | Updated |
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