Carajás – Brasília

On September 8, 1987 at 07:08 PM, Carajás – Brasília experienced a crash involving BAe 125, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Carajás-Parauapebas Pará.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 9 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: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft lost height and crashed in a huge explosion. All nine occupants were killed, among them Marcos de Barros Freire, Brazilian minister of Agrarian Reform.

Aircraft reference details include registration 2129, MSN 25290, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -6.0705°, -50.0679°.