Petrolina - Recife

On October 28, 1976 at 12:00 AM, Petrolina - Recife experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, operated by Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais, with the event recorded near Petrolina Pernambuco.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 28.6%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Three minutes after its takeoff from Petrolina Airport, the airplane was seen to initiate a turn to the left when it stalled and crashed in a field. The airplane caught fire and was almost destroyed. Both pilots were killed while four passengers were injured. A fifth passenger escaped uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-TBA, MSN 110-004, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -9.3817°, -40.4969°.