Guarapuava – Curitiba

On June 6, 2001 at 08:10 PM, Guarapuava – Curitiba experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá, operated by Taxi Aéreo Weiss, with the event recorded near Curitiba-Bacacheri Paraná.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful cargo flight from Guarapuava, the crew started the descent to Curitiba-Bacacheri Airport by night and adverse weather conditions. After touchdown on a wet runway surface, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, overran and collided with a concrete wall. All three occupants were injured, one of the pilot seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-EFU, MSN 820-031, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -25.4023°, -49.2458°.