Florianópolis – Blumenau – Erexim

On September 25, 1995 at 10:42 AM, Florianópolis – Blumenau – Erexim experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Transportes Aéreos Meridionais, with the event recorded near Guabiruba Santa Catarina.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 single engine aircraft departed Florianópolis on a cargo flight to Erexim with an intermediate stop in Blumenau. En route, the crew was informed that weather conditions deteriorated in Blumenau so he decided to divert to Navegantes-Itajaí Airport. on ground, the crew was called by another company's crew that weather improved at Blumenau Airport. En route, while cruising at an altitude of 1,000 feet, the crew encountered poor visibility due to low stratus when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Guabiruba, about 30 km southeast of Blumenau Airport. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-MEQ, MSN 208B-0414, year of manufacture 1994.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -27.0864°, -48.9781°.