São Paulo – Uberaba – Ribeirão Preto

On June 4, 1996 at 01:20 PM, São Paulo – Uberaba – Ribeirão Preto experienced a crash involving Learjet 25, operated by Aeroexecutivos Taxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near Ribeirão Preto São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed São Paulo on a training flight to Ribeirão Preto with an intermediate stop in Uberaba. On approach to Ribeirão Preto-Leite Lopes Airport, the instructor decided to reduce power on the left engine to simulate a failure and to complete a touch-and-go manoeuvre. After touchdown, the left engine power lever remained in the idle position so the captain took over control and attempted to take off as he judged it impossible to stop on the remaining runway. The aircraft took off but landed back about 92 metres past the runway end. Out of control, it collided with a truck and a tree and came to rest, bursting into flames. A man in the truck as well as one pilot were killed while three other pilots were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-KBC, MSN 25-165, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -21.1776°, -47.8101°.