Salvador - Natal
Flight / Schedule
Salvador - Natal
Aircraft
Embraer C-95 BandeiranteRegistration
7102
MSN
110-487
Year of Manufacture
1989
Date
November 17, 1996 at 05:00 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Caruaru Pernambuco
Region
South America • Brazil
Coordinates
-8.2830°, -35.9723°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On November 17, 1996 at 05:00 PM, Salvador - Natal experienced a crash involving Embraer C-95 Bandeirante, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Caruaru Pernambuco.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
9 people were known to be on board, 9 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: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a flight from Salvador to Natal in formation with three other similar aircraft. En route, while in cruising altitude, the aircraft's tail was struck by the propeller of another aircraft positioned behind. A part of the tail detached and the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent before crashing, bursting into flames. All nine occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 7102, MSN 110-487, year of manufacture 1989.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.2830°, -35.9723°.
Fatalities
Total
9
Crew
2
Passengers
7
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft was completing a flight from Salvador to Natal in formation with three other similar aircraft. En route, while in cruising altitude, the aircraft's tail was struck by the propeller of another aircraft positioned behind. A part of the tail detached and the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent before crashing, bursting into flames. All nine occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
7
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 9
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Salvador - Natal
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
South America • Brazil
Aircraft Details
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