Transportes Aéreos Meridionais

Cessna 208A Caravan

The crew was completing a cargo flight from Vitória to São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport. About forty minutes after departure from Vitória, while cruising over the ocean at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the engine failed. The crew heard a metallic noise when oil spread from the engine on the windshield. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted to reach the coast but due to clouds and limited visibility, he eventually decided to attempt an emergency landing on a beach. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest. The copilot escaped uninjured while the captain was slightly injured.

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

The single engine aircraft departed Florianópolis on a cargo flight to Erexim with an intermediate stop in Blumenau. En route, the crew was informed that weather conditions deteriorated in Blumenau so he decided to divert to Navegantes-Itajaí Airport. on ground, the crew was called by another company's crew that weather improved at Blumenau Airport. En route, while cruising at an altitude of 1,000 feet, the crew encountered poor visibility due to low stratus when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Guabiruba, about 30 km southeast of Blumenau Airport. Both pilots were killed.

Cessna 208A Caravan

The single engine aircraft was dispatched at Luziânia Airport for local training purposes, carrying a crew of five consisting of one instructor and four pilot under training. Following several approaches, the aircraft was descending to the runway when the instructor reduced the engine power to simulate a failure. From a height of about 300 feet, the aircraft nosed down, lost height and crashed short of runway threshold. All five occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was written off.

Cessna 208A Caravan

On final approach to Tucumã Airport, 3 km short of runway threshold, the engine lost power and its temperature was too high. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a prairie. All four occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.