Porto Alegre - Rio de Janeiro

On August 2, 2011 at 01:27 PM, Porto Alegre - Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira, with the event recorded near Bom Jardim da Serra Santa Catarina.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The single engine aircraft departed Canoas AFB in Porto Alegre at 1145LT on a flight to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport, carrying six officers and two pilots on behalf of the 5th Air Transport Squadron. While cruising over the State of Santa Catarina, the crew encountered limited visibility due to poor weather conditions when the aircraft impacted a mountain near Bom Jardim da Serra. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 8 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 2735, MSN 208B-2130, year of manufacture 2009.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -28.3380°, -49.6256°.