Rio de Contas – Macaé

On February 24, 1988 at 12:00 AM, Rio de Contas – Macaé experienced a crash involving Learjet 24, operated by Transamérica Táxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near Macaé 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 airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On final approach to Macaé Airport, both engines lost power simultaneously. The aircraft stalled and crashed few hundred meters short of runway. Both pilots were killed while four other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-LMA, MSN 24-353, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.2828°, -41.9649°.