Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 9 October 1985
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante
Owner/operator: Nordeste Linhas Areas
Registration Number: PT-GKA
Location: 2 km SE of Vit¢ria da Conquista Airport, BA (VDC) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and stability.Aircraft control systems and stability.
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A pilot continued at a low altitude after takeoff, likely to fly over a friend’s house, despite instrument meteorological conditions. The aircraft may have entered an abnormal attitude and experienced a crash.A pilot continued at a low altitude after takeoff, likely to fly over a friend’s house, despite instrument meteorological conditions. The aircraft may have entered an abnormal attitude and experienced a crash.
Description
The pilot continued at a low altitude after takeoff, presumably to overfly a friend’s house. Instrument Meteorological Conditions existed and the aircraft may have entered an abnormal attitude and crashed.
Primary Cause
Low altitude flight in adverse weather conditions.Low altitude flight in adverse weather conditions.Share on:
