Rio de Janeiro – Juiz de Fora – Belo Horizonte – Monte Carlos

On April 6, 1990 at 03:03 PM, Rio de Janeiro – Juiz de Fora – Belo Horizonte – Monte Carlos experienced a crash involving Learjet 25, operated by Transamérica Táxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near Juiz de Fora Minas Gerais.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport on a cargo flight to Monte Carlos with intermediate stops in Juiz de Fora and Belo Horizonte, carrying two passengers, two pilots and a load of bank notes. Because the crew failed to prepare the flight according to procedures, the aircraft left Rio de Janeiro with a total weight in excess of 711 kilos. Following a poor flight and approach planning, the crew failed to make the appropriate landing calculations and upon arrival, the total weight of the aircraft was 946 kilos above the max landing weight. The aircraft landed on a wet runway and after touchdown, the spoilers did not deployed. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, went down an embankment and came to rest in a plantation, bursting into flames. A pilot and a passenger were killed while both other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-CMY, MSN 25-108, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -21.7178°, -43.3985°.