Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 28 June 1984
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante
Owner/operator: TAM Transportes Areos Regionais
Registration Number: PP-SBC
Location: 4 km W of Rio das Ostras, RJ –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight Controls and Navigation SystemsAircraft Flight Controls and Navigation Systems
Category: Accident
The Bandeirante, chartered by Petrobras, experienced a descent into Morro de S?o Jo?o, a 600m hill near Maca, due to inclement weather ? rain and clouds. The pilot initiated IFR and VFR flight, resulting in a cancellation. The aircraft was intended for a transport of fourteen employees from four Brazilian television channels to an offshore oil platform.The Bandeirante, chartered by Petrobras, experienced a descent into Morro de S?o Jo?o, a 600m hill near Maca, due to inclement weather ? rain and clouds. The pilot initiated IFR and VFR flight, resulting in a cancellation. The aircraft was intended for a transport of fourteen employees from four Brazilian television channels to an offshore oil platform.
Description
The Bandeirante flew into a hill, named Morro de S?o Jo?o, while descending through rain and clouds. The pilot had cancelled IFR and descended VFR. The aircraft had been chartered by Petrobras to fly fourteen employees of four Brazilian television channels to Maca. From there they would be visiting an off shore oil platform. Morro de S?o Jo?o is an isolated 600 m high hill close to the shore.
Source of Information
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