Belém – Macapá

On February 10, 2001 at 12:30 PM, Belém – Macapá experienced a crash involving Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, operated by Heringer Taxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near Macapá Amapá.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On final approach to Macapá Airport, the left engine exploded and caught fire. The aircraft lost height, descended below the glide and eventually crash landed in a grassy area to the right of the runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-LEW, MSN 244, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 0.0781°, -51.0621°.