Bom Jesus da Lapa – Brasília

On November 23, 2001 at 04:45 PM, Bom Jesus da Lapa – Brasília experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá, operated by Base Aerofotogrametria e Projetos, with the event recorded near Brasília Distrito Federal.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from Bom Jesus da Lapa, the pilot started the descent to Brasília Airport runway 29. On final approach, in a gear and flaps down configuration, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The pilot elected to restart the engine when the aircraft deviated from the approach path to the right, lost height and struck a promontory located 61 metres from the runway threshold. Both occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. 23 days later, the passenger died from his injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-RAZ, MSN 820-114, year of manufacture 1980.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -15.8033°, -47.8855°.