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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Accident description |
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Date & Time |
14MAY2004 at 1837LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
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Registration |
PT-WRO |
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Location |
Manaus |
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Flight number |
RLE4815 | ||
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Schedule |
Sao Paulo de Olivença - Tabatinga - Tefé - Manaus |
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Construction number |
120070 |
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Year of manufacture |
1988 |
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Crew on board |
3 |
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Pax on board |
30 |
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Crew fatalities |
3 |
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Pax fatalities |
30 |
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Other fatalities |
0 |
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Total fatalities |
33 |
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Circumstances |
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On final approach, the twin engine airplane disappeared from radar screens after it crashed in a jungle, near the Rio Negro River, about 15 km from airport. In dark, rescue teams and army corps took more than 6 hours to find the debris and no survivor was found on the crash site. The operator said that the airplane exploded in mid-air a few second before it crashed. For unknown reasons, the aircraft was approaching Manaus at too low altitude. |