São Jose dos Campos - Brasília - Manaus - Caracas - Fort Lauderdale - Atlanta

On September 19, 1986 at 03:15 PM, São Jose dos Campos - Brasília - Manaus - Caracas - Fort Lauderdale - Atlanta experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines - ASA, with the event recorded near Mantiqueira São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Brand new, the aircraft was took over by ASA crew to be delivered to Atlanta, Georgia. He was cleared by the São José Tower controller to follow the 010° radial to the SJC VOR, and cross the VOR at 5,000 feet. Some time after takeoff São José Tower instructed the flight to climb to FL280 out of 5,000 feet and intercept the 352 radial of the SJC VOR. The flight crew failed to follow the instructions and continued at an altitude of 5,000 feet. In limited visibility due to low clouds, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Mantiqueira Mountain Range. The wreckage was found 700 feet below the summit. All five occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N219AS, MSN 120-019, year of manufacture 1986.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.3701°, -46.5704°.