Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 2 August 2011
Aircraft Type: Cessna C-98A Grand Caravan (208B)
Owner/operator: Fora Area Brasileira – FAB
Registration Number: 2735
Location: near Bom Jardim da Serra, SC –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (C-98A)Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (C-98A)
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (C-98A) crashed near Bom Jardim da Serra, Brazil, resulting in the deaths of all eight passengers. The aircraft took off from Porto Alegre-Canoas Air Base at 11:45 bound for Rio de Janeiro-Gale?o (GIG). The crash occurred on a slope between Bom Jardim da Serra and S?o Joaquim.A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (C-98A) crashed near Bom Jardim da Serra, Brazil, resulting in the deaths of all eight passengers. The aircraft took off from Porto Alegre-Canoas Air Base at 11:45 bound for Rio de Janeiro-Gale?o (GIG). The crash occurred on a slope between Bom Jardim da Serra and S?o Joaquim.
Description
A Cessna 208B (C-98A) Grand Caravan, serial FAB2735, was destroyed in an accident near Bom Jardim da Serra, Brazil. All eight people aboard died. The Brazilian Air Force plane took off from Porto Alegre-Canoas Air Base at 11:45 on a flight to Rio de Janeiro-Gale?o (GIG). It came down on the slope of a small hill between the villages of Bom Jardim da Serra and S?o Joaquim. The Cessna was operated by the 5ø ETA (Esquadr?o de Transporte Areo).
Primary Cause
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