Franca – São Paulo

On June 5, 2001 at 08:30 PM, Franca – São Paulo experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá, operated by Oliveira e Silva Táxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Franca Airport in the evening on a cargo flight to São Paulo, carrying one pilot and bank notes. On a night approach to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, the pilot cancelled the IFR flight plan when he encountered technical problems with the right engine. He shut down the engine and continued the approach to runway 35R without informing ATC of his situation. Too high on the glide, he apparently decided to initiate a go-around when he lost control of the aircraft that rolled to the left, lost height and crashed in a residential area, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. Two people on the ground were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-EHL, MSN 820-048, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -20.8056°, -49.4054°.