Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 18 April 1984
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-110EJ Bandeirante
Owner/operator: VOTEC Servicios Areos Regionais
Registration Number: PT-GJZ
Location: near Imperatriz Airport, MA (IMP) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: The PT-GJZ aircraft’s engine and control systems.The PT-GJZ aircraft’s engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A PT-GJZ aircraft collided mid-air with another VOTEC Bandeirante. The PT-GJZ crashed out of control, resulting in a forced landing by PT-GKL on a river, with no engine number.A PT-GJZ aircraft collided mid-air with another VOTEC Bandeirante. The PT-GJZ crashed out of control, resulting in a forced landing by PT-GKL on a river, with no engine number.
Description
Collided in mid-air with another VOTEC Bandeirante. PT-GJZ crashed out of control, but PT-GKL was able to make a forced landing (without the no. 1 engine!) on a river and sank.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during a collision with another aircraft.Loss of control during a collision with another aircraft.Share on:
