Salvador - Guanambi

On May 20, 1998 at 02:42 PM, Salvador - Guanambi experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá, operated by Bahia Táxi Aéreo - BATA, with the event recorded near Guanambi Bahia.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Salvador to Guanambi, carrying one passenger, two pilots and a load consisting of briefcases containing valuables. On final approach to Guanambi Airport, following a 1 hour and 42 minutes of flight, both engines lost power. The crew lost control of the airplane that crashed few hundred metres short of runway. All three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-ENP, MSN 820-075, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -14.2136°, -42.7775°.