São José dos Campos -São José dos Campos

On July 8, 1988 at 04:00 PM, São José dos Campos -São José dos Campos experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near São José dos Campos São Paulo.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 55.6%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was completing a local training flight at São José dos Campos Airport. While circling with one engine out, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that crashed near the runway. Five occupants were killed and four others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 2001, MSN 120-029, year of manufacture 1987.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.1868°, -45.8855°.