Belém - Senador José Porfirio

On January 25, 2010 at 01:20 PM, Belém - Senador José Porfirio experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, operated by Piquiatuba Taxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near Senador José Porfírio Pará.

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

10 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from Belém, the crew started the descent to Senador José Porfirio-Wilma Rebelo Airport in marginal weather conditions. On approach, the crew noticed an elevation of the left engine turbine temperature. The captain reduced the power on both engines and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft stalled and crashed in an open field located 4 km short of runway. The captain and a passenger were killed. All eight other occupants were killed, three seriously. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-TAF, MSN 110-103, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -2.5935°, -51.9482°.