São Paulo – Porto Seguro

On May 22, 2009 at 08:53 PM, São Paulo – Porto Seguro experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 350 Super King Air, operated by Santa Coloma Investimento e Participações, with the event recorded near Porto Seguro-Terravista Golf Club Bahia.

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

14 people were known to be on board, 14 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: 12, passenger fatalities: 12, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed São Paulo-Congonhas Airport at 1831LT on a private flight to Porto Seguro, carrying 12 passengers and two pilots, among them the Brazilian Businessman Roger Wright, his wife, children and grandchildren. On approach to Porto Seguro-Terravista Golf Club Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the visibility was low due to the night. On final approach to runway 15, the aircraft impacted trees located 900 metres from the runway threshold. The aircraft continued for about 700 metres then struck others trees and crashed 200 metres short of runway, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 14 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PR-MOZ, MSN FL-237, year of manufacture 1999.