Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 26 December 2002
Aircraft Type: Embraer C-95A Bandeirante (EMB-110K1)
Owner/operator: Fora Area Brasileira – FAB
Registration Number: 2292
Location: 3,6 km from Curitiba-Afonso Pena Airport, PR (CWB) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
An aircraft carrying an insufficient amount of fuel for the Florian¢polis flight crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Curitiba?s runway 33. Both engines failed.An aircraft carrying an insufficient amount of fuel for the Florian¢polis flight crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Curitiba?s runway 33. Both engines failed.
Description
Crashed while trying to carry out an emergency landing at Curitiba’s runway 33. Reportedly, both engines had quit. The airplane had taken off with insufficient fuel on board to complete the flight to Florian¢polis (FLN).
Primary Cause
Insufficient fuel on board.Insufficient fuel on board.Share on:
