Recife – Patos – Sousa – Mossoró – Caicó – Currais Novos – Recife

On October 21, 1999 at 07:45 AM, Recife – Patos – Sousa – Mossoró – Caicó – Currais Novos – Recife experienced a crash involving Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, operated by Celso Tinoco Taxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near Recife-Guararapes Pernambuco.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) 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 twin engine aircraft departed Recife-Guararapes Airport in the early morning on a round cargo trip with a load of medicines. Complete stops were made in Patos, Sousa, Mossoró, Caicó and Currais Novos. On the last leg from Currais Novos to Recife, while approaching Recife-Guararapes Airport, both engines failed simultaneously after a total flight of 3 hours and 50 minutes. The crew declared an emergency and attempted to land immediately when the aircraft collided with trees and power cables before crashing in a wooded area located 17 km short of runway 18. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-SEA, MSN 500-1801-16, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.2085°, -34.9293°.