Rio de Janeiro – Santos
Flight / Schedule
Rio de Janeiro – Santos
Aircraft
Cessna 560XLS Citation ExcelRegistration
PR-AFA
MSN
560-6066
Year of Manufacture
2011
Operator
Grupo AndradeDate
August 13, 2014 at 10:03 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
City
Crash Location
Santos São Paulo
Region
South America • Brazil
Coordinates
-23.9657°, -46.3486°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 13, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Rio de Janeiro – Santos experienced a crash involving Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel, operated by Grupo Andrade, with the event recorded near Santos São Paulo.
The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 7 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft took off from Santos Dumont Airport (SBRJ) at 12:21 UTC, on a transport flight bound for Santos Aerodrome (SBST), with two pilots and five passengers on board. During the enroute phase of the flight, the aircraft was under radar coverage of the approach control units of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (APP-RJ and APP-SP, respectively), and no abnormalities were observed. Upon being released by APP-SP for descent and approach toward SBST, the aircraft crew, already in radio contact with Santos Aerodrome Flight Information Service (Santos Radio), reported their intention to perform the IFR ECHO 1 RWY 35 NDB approach chart profile. After reporting final approach, the crew informed that they would make a go-around followed by a holding procedure, and call Santos Radio again. According to an observer that was on the ground awaiting the arrival of the aircraft at Santos Air Base (BAST) and to another observer at the Port of Santos, the aircraft was sighted flying over the aerodrome runway at low height, and then making a turn to the left after passing over the departure end of the runway, at which point the observers lost visual contact with the aircraft on account of the weather conditions. Moments later, the aircraft crashed into the ground. All seven occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration PR-AFA, MSN 560-6066, year of manufacture 2011.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.9657°, -46.3486°.
Fatalities
Total
7
Crew
2
Passengers
5
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft took off from Santos Dumont Airport (SBRJ) at 12:21 UTC, on a transport flight bound for Santos Aerodrome (SBST), with two pilots and five passengers on board. During the enroute phase of the flight, the aircraft was under radar coverage of the approach control units of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (APP-RJ and APP-SP, respectively), and no abnormalities were observed. Upon being released by APP-SP for descent and approach toward SBST, the aircraft crew, already in radio contact with Santos Aerodrome Flight Information Service (Santos Radio), reported their intention to perform the IFR ECHO 1 RWY 35 NDB approach chart profile. After reporting final approach, the crew informed that they would make a go-around followed by a holding procedure, and call Santos Radio again. According to an observer that was on the ground awaiting the arrival of the aircraft at Santos Air Base (BAST) and to another observer at the Port of Santos, the aircraft was sighted flying over the aerodrome runway at low height, and then making a turn to the left after passing over the departure end of the runway, at which point the observers lost visual contact with the aircraft on account of the weather conditions. Moments later, the aircraft crashed into the ground. All seven occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
5
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Rio de Janeiro – Santos
Operator
Grupo AndradeFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
City
Region / Country
South America • Brazil
Aircraft Details
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