Feijó - Tarauacá - Rio Branco

On September 23, 1994 at 06:35 AM, Feijó - Tarauacá - Rio Branco experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, operated by Purus Aerotaxi, with the event recorded near Feijó Acre.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Feijó to Rio Branco with an intermediate stop in Tarauacá, carrying two pilots and a load of 635 kilos of various goods. As the flight to Tarauacá was 10 minutes only, the crew decided to leave the undercarriage down. Shortly after takeoff from Feijó Airport, the crew encountered technical problems with the right engine. The aircraft lost speed and height so the captain decided to raise the landing gear but this was too late. The aircraft struck a tree, causing 3,2 metres of the right wing to be torn off. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-GJY, MSN 110-087, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.1649°, -70.3540°.