Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira

Safety profile and incident history for Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira.

Safety Score

9.5/10

Total Incidents

146

Total Fatalities

693

Recent Incidents

Embraer C-95 Bandeirante

Lagoa Santa AFB (Belo Horizonte) Minas Gerais

The crew was conducting a training mission at Lagoa Santa AFB, consisting of touch-and-go maneuvers. During the takeoff roll, the pilot-in-command pulled on the control column to initiate the rotation but the aircraft did not respond. It went out of control, veered off runway to the right, struck an embankment, lost its undercarriage and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest in a grassy area. All three occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Teniente Rodolfo Marsh-Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva (King George Island) All Antarctica

The aircraft was completing a supply mission from Punta Arenas, carrying a load of various goods and several passengers and crew members. After touchdown at Teniente Rodolfo Marsh-Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Airport, the right main gear collapsed, causing the propeller of the engine n°4 to detach. The airplane came to rest on a snow covered runway and all occupants escaped uninjured. The airplane was later parked on the apron and repairs were initiated. Eventually, in early 2017, it was decided to scrap the airplane which was destroyed on site. All debris were placed in a container and later shipped back to Brazil.

Boeing KC-137 Stratoliner

Port-au-Prince-Toussaint Louverture (François Duvalier) West

The aircraft was returning to Manaus (Ponta Pelada AFB) with a crew of 12 and 131 Brazilian soldiers who took part of the United Nations Stabilization Mission In Haiti (UNSTAMIH). During the takeoff roll on runway 28, an engine caught fire. The Captain aborted the takeoff procedure and started an emergency braking manoeuvre. The aircraft veered off runway to the left and entered a grassy area. The nose gear was torn off and the aircraft slid for several metres before coming to rest. All 143 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

August 2, 2011 8 Fatalities

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

Bom Jardim da Serra Santa Catarina

The single engine aircraft departed Canoas AFB in Porto Alegre at 1145LT on a flight to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport, carrying six officers and two pilots on behalf of the 5th Air Transport Squadron. While cruising over the State of Santa Catarina, the crew encountered limited visibility due to poor weather conditions when the aircraft impacted a mountain near Bom Jardim da Serra. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 8 occupants were killed.

October 29, 2009 2 Fatalities

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

Aldeias Aurélio Amazonas

The single engine aircraft departed Cruzeiro do Sul on a special flight to Tabatinga, carrying 7 passengers and a crew of four taking part to a support mission of vaccination for the Ministry of Health. En route, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed between the villages of Aldeias Aurélio and Rio Novo, in the Rio Ituí, a tributary of the Rio Javari. Two passengers were killed while 9 other occupants were rescued a day later.

December 26, 2002 3 Fatalities

Embraer C-95 Bandeirante

Curitiba-Afonso Pena Paraná

The twin engine aircraft departed Campo de Marte AFB near São Paulo on a flight to Porto Alegre with an intermediate stop in Florianópolis, carrying 13 passengers and three crew members. En route to Florianópolis, while in cruising altitude, the crew encountered technical problems, declared an emergency and was cleared to divert to Curitiba-Afonso Pena Airport. On final approach to runway 33, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a grassy area located 3,600 metres short of runway. Two passengers and one pilot were killed while 13 other occupants were injured.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Campo dos Afonsos AFB Rio de Janeiro

While descending to Campo dos Afonsos AFB, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to fog and rain falls. Too low, the four engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located about 15 km southeast of the airbase. All nine occupants were killed.

Cessna 208A Caravan

Brazil All Brazil

The crew was completing a survey flight along the Peru - Brazil border when the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. All five occupants were rescued.

May 8, 1998 4 Fatalities

Embraer C-95 Bandeirante

Barra de Tijuca Rio de Janeiro

The twin engine aircraft departed Campo dos Afonsos AFB on a local paratroopers training mission. In flight, the aircraft suffered a technical problem. All 10 skydivers jumped out then the aircraft went out of control and crashed in Barra de Tijuca, about 12 km south of the airbase. All but one skydivers escaped uninjured, the tenth was killed as his parachute failed to open. All three crew members were killed and one of the stabs was found 1,500 metres from the main wreckage.

April 23, 1998 3 Fatalities

Embraer C-95 Bandeirante

Resende Rio de Janeiro

The aircraft departed Resende Airport with eight paratroopers and three crew members on board. In altitude, the skydivers bailed out and the crew initiated a descent to return to Resende. On short final, the crew aborted the approach and completed a low pass over the runway. Then the aircraft collided with power cables and crashed near a farm located near the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed. It was reported that the right engine was at idle and its propeller was feathered at the time of impact while the left engine was at full power for unknown reasons.

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