Manaus - Anavilhanas Archipelago

On October 17, 2017 at 12:40 PM, Manaus - Anavilhanas Archipelago experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by Greenpeace, with the event recorded near Anavilhanas Archipelago Amazonas.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine aircraft departed Manaus-Eduardo Gomes Airport at 1220LT on a flight to the Anavilhanas Archipelago, carrying cargo, four passengers and one pilot. Upon landing on the Rio Negro, the airplane struck the water surface and crashed upside down before coming to rest partially submerged. The pilot and three passengers were rescued while a fourth passenger was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PR-MPE, MSN 208A-0510, year of manufacture 2009.