Fortaleza - Fortaleza
Flight / Schedule
Fortaleza - Fortaleza
Aircraft
Embraer C-95 BandeiranteRegistration
7053
MSN
110-159
Year of Manufacture
1977
Date
June 27, 1985 at 10:20 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Fortaleza Ceará
Region
South America • Brazil
Coordinates
-3.7478°, -38.4611°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On June 27, 1985 at 10:20 AM, Fortaleza - Fortaleza experienced a crash involving Embraer C-95 Bandeirante, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Fortaleza Ceará.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane departed Fortaleza Airport at 0800LT with four crew members on board, taking part to a combined exercise called 'Costeirex Nordeste 85' with the Brazilian Navy. At 1020LT, while flying at a very low height above the sea, one of the wing struck the water surface. The aircraft crashed and sank by a depth of 29 meters about 18 NM off Mucuripe, a district of Fortaleza. All four crew members were killed. One of the wing was found 500 meters from the main wreckage. Crew: Cpt Gildo Zanin Pistolato, Sgt Renato Ribeiro do Santos, Lt Marcelo Luis Lemos, Vinicius Santos do Nascimento.
Aircraft reference details include registration 7053, MSN 110-159, year of manufacture 1977.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -3.7478°, -38.4611°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
4
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The twin engine airplane departed Fortaleza Airport at 0800LT with four crew members on board, taking part to a combined exercise called 'Costeirex Nordeste 85' with the Brazilian Navy. At 1020LT, while flying at a very low height above the sea, one of the wing struck the water surface. The aircraft crashed and sank by a depth of 29 meters about 18 NM off Mucuripe, a district of Fortaleza. All four crew members were killed. One of the wing was found 500 meters from the main wreckage. Crew: Cpt Gildo Zanin Pistolato, Sgt Renato Ribeiro do Santos, Lt Marcelo Luis Lemos, Vinicius Santos do Nascimento.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Fortaleza - Fortaleza
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
South America • Brazil
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