Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 22 September 2001
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
Owner/operator: Funda?o Nacional do ?ndio – FUNAI
Registration Number: PT-KTQ
Location: 39 km W of Rio Branco Airport, AC (RBR) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A BN-2A Islander, operated by the Brazilian National Indian Foundation, experienced a catastrophic engine failure during a forced landing following an oil leak. The aircraft, carrying three Japanese journalists, landed at Colorado Ranch near Highway BR-364 after approximately thirty minutes of takeoff.A BN-2A Islander, operated by the Brazilian National Indian Foundation, experienced a catastrophic engine failure during a forced landing following an oil leak. The aircraft, carrying three Japanese journalists, landed at Colorado Ranch near Highway BR-364 after approximately thirty minutes of takeoff.
Description
A BN-2A Islander operated by the Brazilian National Indian Foundation was damaged beyond repair during a forced landing. The airplane departed Rio Branco Airport, AC (RBR) carrying three Japanese journalists who wanted to photograph isolated tribes in the area of Santa Rosa do Purus, AC. Some thirty minutes after takeoff one engine began to leak oil. The engine lost power and a forced landing was carried out at the Colorado Ranch, near Highway BR-364.
Primary Cause
Engine failure due to a leak.Engine failure due to a leak.Share on:
