Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 August 1996
Aircraft Type: Embraer XC-95B Bandeirante (EMB-110)
Owner/operator: Fora Area Brasileira – FAB
Registration Number: 2315
Location: near Queloz, SP –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Embraer XC-95B Bandeirante aircraftEmbraer XC-95B Bandeirante aircraft
Category: Accident
An Embraer XC-95B Bandeirante turboprop aircraft crashed near Queloz, SP, Brazil, resulting in the deaths of all eight occupants. The aircraft took off from S?o Jos dos Campos Airport, SP (SJK) at 08:40 on a test flight and subsequently collided with a mountain.An Embraer XC-95B Bandeirante turboprop aircraft crashed near Queloz, SP, Brazil, resulting in the deaths of all eight occupants. The aircraft took off from S?o Jos dos Campos Airport, SP (SJK) at 08:40 on a test flight and subsequently collided with a mountain.
Description
An Embraer XC-95B Bandeirante turboprop was destroyed in an accident near Queloz, SP, Brazil. All eight on board were killed. The airplane, operated by the Centro Tcnico Aeroespacial (Aerospace Technical Center) of the Brazilian Air Force, took off from S?o Jos dos Campos Airport, SP (SJK) at 08:40 on a test flight. The airplane flew into the side of a mountain.
Source of Information
http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1996/08/31/2//4748058http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1996/08/31/2//4748058Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff and subsequent impact with the mountain.Mechanical failure during takeoff and subsequent impact with the mountain.Share on:
