Vitória – São Paulo

On October 18, 1997 at 05:45 AM, Vitória – São Paulo experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by Transportes Aéreos Meridionais, with the event recorded near Bairro Guriri Rio de Janeiro.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a cargo flight from Vitória to São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport. About forty minutes after departure from Vitória, while cruising over the ocean at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the engine failed. The crew heard a metallic noise when oil spread from the engine on the windshield. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted to reach the coast but due to clouds and limited visibility, he eventually decided to attempt an emergency landing on a beach. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest. The copilot escaped uninjured while the captain was slightly injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-OGC, MSN 208A-0064, year of manufacture 1985.