Belo Horizonte – Confresa

On September 5, 2018 at 11:20 AM, Belo Horizonte – Confresa experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 90 King Air, operated by Gabriel Claudio de Sales, with the event recorded near Vila Rica Mato Grosso.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane departed Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport at 0820LT on a private flight to Confresa, carrying five passenger and one pilot. While descending to Confresa, the pilot decided to fly directly to the farm of the owner (Fazenda Angola) located in Vila Rica, about 80 km northeast of Confresa Airport. On final approach, the aircraft was too low when it struck the surface of a lake then its bank. On impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the aircraft crash landed and came to rest on its belly. There was no fire. All six occupants were injured, one seriously. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PR-GVJ, MSN LJ-2145, year of manufacture 2017.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -10.0137°, -51.1186°.