Curitiba - Rio de Janeiro

On July 28, 1992 at 09:11 AM, Curitiba - Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Learjet 25, operated by Crasa Taxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near Iguape São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 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: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed Curitiba-Afonso Pena Airport at 0850LT on an 'on demand' taxi flight to Rio de Janeiro, carrying four passengers and two pilots. Once the assigned altitude of 33,000 feet was reached, the crew failed to reduce the engine power when, 3 minutes and 10 seconds later, the stick puller activated. The aircraft climbed to 33,900 feet then entered an uncontrolled descent. With a rate of descent of 18,000 feet per minute, the aircraft crashed in a near vertical attitude in a field. All six occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-LHU, MSN 25-099, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -24.7043°, -47.5564°.