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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
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31MAR2008 at 0700LT
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Type of Aircraft
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Operator
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Registration
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PT-VCI
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Location
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Lençóis
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Flight number
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Schedule
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Salvador -
Lençóis
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Construction number
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820-144
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Year of manufacture
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1987
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Crew on board
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2
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Pax on board
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0
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Crew fatalities
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2
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Pax fatalities
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0
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Other fatalities
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0
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Total fatalities
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2
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Circumstances
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The crew was performing a cargo flight from Salvador to
Lençóis with bank notes on board. During the approach procedure, the twin engine aircraft crashed 2 km short of runway 32. Both occupants were killed. The visibility was low at the time of the accident due to bad weather conditions. |