Petrolina – Salvador

On March 14, 2007 at 01:55 PM, Petrolina – Salvador experienced a crash involving Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, operated by Bahia Táxi Aéreo - BATA, with the event recorded near São Sebastião do Passé Bahia.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft departed Petrolina Airport at 1221LT on a flight to Salvador, carrying 2 passengers, 2 pilots and a load of bags containing bank documents. At 1332LT, while in cruising altitude, the crew contacted ATC and reported an engine failure. The captain elected to make an emergency landing and reduced his altitude when the aircraft entered a right turn and crashed in a field located in São Sebastião do Passé, about 50 km northwest of Salvador Airport. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-SEC, MSN 500-3094, year of manufacture 1971.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.5178°, -38.4922°.