Luziânia - Luziânia

On April 11, 1995 at 04:30 PM, Luziânia - Luziânia experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by Transportes Aéreos Meridionais, with the event recorded near Luziânia Goiás.

The flight was categorized as training 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine aircraft was dispatched at Luziânia Airport for local training purposes, carrying a crew of five consisting of one instructor and four pilot under training. Following several approaches, the aircraft was descending to the runway when the instructor reduced the engine power to simulate a failure. From a height of about 300 feet, the aircraft nosed down, lost height and crashed short of runway threshold. All five occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-OGO, MSN 208-0027, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -14.1240°, -47.5066°.