Foz do Iguaçu – Curitiba

On April 14, 1999 at 12:00 PM, Foz do Iguaçu – Curitiba experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 100 King Air, operated by Jet Sul Taxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near Irati Paraná.

The flight was categorized as ferry 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 human factor. The crew departed Foz do Iguaçu Airport at 2215LT on a ferry flight to Curitiba. About 55 minutes into the flight, while in cruising altitude by night, the right engine failed, followed few seconds later by the left engine. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a grassy area near Irati. While the copilot escaped uninjured, the captain was injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-LZA, MSN B-200, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -25.4697°, -50.6493°.