Rio de Janeiro – Porto Seguro

On April 21, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Rio de Janeiro – Porto Seguro experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 300 Super King Air, operated by Agropecuária Otura, 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.

10 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Porto Seguro-Terravista Golf Club Airport Runway 15, the twin engine aircraft descended too low, causing the left main gear to impact the ground short of runway threshold. On impact, the left main landing gear was torn off. The aircraft slid on runway for few dozen metres then veered to the left and came to a halt. All 10 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-MCM, MSN FA-52, year of manufacture 1985.