Brasília – Belo Horizonte

On final approach to Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. On short final, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near a motorway located few hundred meters short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were injured. Three minutes prior to the accident, the crew reported to ATC that all was ok on board.

Flight / Schedule

Brasília – Belo Horizonte

Aircraft

Learjet 25

Registration

PT-KKV

MSN

25-172

Year of Manufacture

1974

Date

January 11, 1991 at 08:40 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade Minas Gerais

Region

South America • Brazil

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On January 11, 1991 at 08:40 PM, Brasília – Belo Horizonte experienced a crash involving Learjet 25, operated by Belair Táxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade Minas Gerais.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On final approach to Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. On short final, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near a motorway located few hundred meters short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were injured. Three minutes prior to the accident, the crew reported to ATC that all was ok on board.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-KKV, MSN 25-172, year of manufacture 1974.

Fatalities

Total

5

Crew

2

Passengers

3

Other

0

Crash Summary

On final approach to Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. On short final, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near a motorway located few hundred meters short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were injured. Three minutes prior to the accident, the crew reported to ATC that all was ok on board.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

3

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 5

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Brasília – Belo Horizonte

Flight Type

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

South America • Brazil

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Learjet 25

Registration

PT-KKV

MSN

25-172

Year of Manufacture

1974