Brasília - Guaratinguetá

On November 29, 1991 at 08:15 AM, Brasília - Guaratinguetá experienced a crash involving Embraer C-95 Bandeirante, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Guaratinguetá São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 16 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane departed Brasília at 0600LT on a flight to Guaratinguetá, carrying high ranking officers who should take part to a military parade. On approach to Guaratinguetá Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Pico dos Marins located 33 km northeast of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 16 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 2333, MSN 110-473, year of manufacture 1988.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.8058°, -45.1909°.