João Pessoa – Recife

On December 8, 1999 at 07:50 PM, João Pessoa – Recife experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by TAF Linhas Aéreas - Taxi Aéreo Fortaleza, with the event recorded near João Pessoa Paraíba.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) 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. Few minutes after takeoff from João Pessoa-Presidente Castro Pinto Airport, while on a cargo flight to Recife, the crew reported engine problems and elected to return. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck trees and crashed near a motorway. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-OHA, MSN 208-0097, year of manufacture 1986.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -7.1216°, -34.8820°.