Goiânia – Caratinga

On November 5, 2021 at 03:30 PM, Goiânia – Caratinga experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 90 King Air, operated by PEC Taxi Aéreo, with the event recorded near Caratinga-Ubaporanga Minas Gerais.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft departed Goiânia-Santa Genoveva Airport on a taxi flight to Caratinga, carrying three passengers and two pilots. On approach to Caratinga-Ubaporanga Airport, the airplane stalled and crashed in a river bed located about 4,1 km short of runway 02. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all five occupants were killed, among them the Brazilian singer Marília Mendonça aged 26.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-ONJ, MSN LJ-1078, year of manufacture 1984.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -19.7241°, -42.1123°.