Recife – Vila dos Remédios

On December 14, 1987 at 09:30 PM, Recife – Vila dos Remédios experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Vila dos Remédios Pernambuco.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

29 people were known to be on board, 29 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 23, passenger fatalities: 23, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft was completing a flight from Recife to Vila dos Remédios, on Fernando de Noronha Island, carrying six crew of the Brazilian Air Force, two members of the Brazilian Navy, 13 local workers and huit island residents. The approach was initiated by night when the aircraft hit the water surface and crashed in the ocean about 16 km offshore. The aircraft was destroyed and all 29 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 2468, MSN 4998, year of manufacture 1984.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -3.8422°, -32.4111°.