Boituva - Boituva

On May 11, 2022 at 12:13 PM, Boituva - Boituva experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by Skydive4fun, with the event recorded near Boituva São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 13.3%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The single engine airplane departed Boituva Aerodrome on a local skydiving mission, carrying 14 skydivers and one pilot. After takeoff, the pilot apparently encountered electrical problems and elected to return for an emergency landing. Shortly later, the aircraft collided with high tension wires, stalled and crashed inverted in a field. Two passengers were killed while all other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-OQR, MSN 208-0219, year of manufacture 1992.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.2839°, -47.6738°.