Brasília - Rio Verde

Fifty minutes after takeoff, while in cruising altitude on a flight from Brasília to Rio Verde, the crew lost control of the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in an open field located near Guapó. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all nine occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Brasília - Rio Verde

Registration

PT-VLW

MSN

820165

Year of Manufacture

1989

Date

February 28, 1992 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Guapó Goiás

Region

South America • Brazil

Coordinates

-16.8309°, -49.5344°

Narrative Report

On February 28, 1992 at 12:00 AM, Brasília - Rio Verde experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá, operated by M. B. Pereira Industrial e Comercial, with the event recorded near Guapó Goiás.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 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: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

Fifty minutes after takeoff, while in cruising altitude on a flight from Brasília to Rio Verde, the crew lost control of the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in an open field located near Guapó. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-VLW, MSN 820165, year of manufacture 1989.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -16.8309°, -49.5344°.

Fatalities

Total

9

Crew

2

Passengers

7

Other

0

Crash Summary

Fifty minutes after takeoff, while in cruising altitude on a flight from Brasília to Rio Verde, the crew lost control of the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in an open field located near Guapó. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all nine occupants were killed.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

7

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 9

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Brasília - Rio Verde

Flight Type

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

South America • Brazil

Aircraft Details

Registration

PT-VLW

MSN

820165

Year of Manufacture

1989