Angra dos Reis – Campo de Marte

On May 1, 2018 at 06:00 PM, Angra dos Reis – Campo de Marte experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-12, operated by Wheaton Brasil Vidros, with the event recorded near Ubatuba São Paulo.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Angra dos Reis to Campo de Marte, the crew reported engine problems and elected to divert to the Ubatuba Airport (runway 09/27 is 900 meters long). It is believed the crew was unable to make it and eventually decided to make an emergency landing. The airplane struck several trees, lost its both wings and empennage and crashed in a wooded area located near the district of Estufa II, south of the airport. All 10 occupants were quickly rescued and the aircraft was destroyed. It is reported that the crew encountered technical problems with the engine/propeller.

Aircraft reference details include registration PR-WBV, MSN 1129, year of manufacture 2009.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.4332°, -45.0834°.