Rio de Janeiro - Macaé
Flight / Schedule
Rio de Janeiro - Macaé
Aircraft
Embraer EMB-110 BandeiranteRegistration
PP-SBC
MSN
110-013
Year of Manufacture
1973
Date
June 28, 1984 at 09:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Rio das Ostras Rio de Janeiro
Region
South America • Brazil
Coordinates
-22.5269°, -41.9450°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On June 28, 1984 at 09:00 AM, Rio de Janeiro - Macaé experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, operated by TAM Brasil - Taxi Aéreo Marilia - Transportes Aéreos Regionais, with the event recorded near Rio das Ostras Rio de Janeiro.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.
18 people were known to be on board, 18 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 16, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane departed Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport on a charter flight to Macaé, carrying 16 journalists from four different Brazilian TV's who were invited by Petrobras to visit an offshore oil platform. While descending to Macaé Airport in poor weather conditions, the crew decided to continue under VFR mode when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Morro São João (600 meters high) located about 34 km southwest of runway 06 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 18 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration PP-SBC, MSN 110-013, year of manufacture 1973.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.5269°, -41.9450°.
Fatalities
Total
18
Crew
2
Passengers
16
Other
0
Crash Summary
The twin engine airplane departed Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport on a charter flight to Macaé, carrying 16 journalists from four different Brazilian TV's who were invited by Petrobras to visit an offshore oil platform. While descending to Macaé Airport in poor weather conditions, the crew decided to continue under VFR mode when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Morro São João (600 meters high) located about 34 km southwest of runway 06 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 18 occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
16
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 18
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Rio de Janeiro - Macaé
Flight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Brazil
Aircraft Details
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