Angra dos Reis | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

En route from Angra dos Reis to Campo de Marte, the crew reported engine problems and elected to divert to the Ubatuba Airport (runway 09/27 is 900 meters long). It is believed the crew was unable to make it and eventually decided to make an emergency landing. The airplane struck several trees, lost its both wings and empennage and crashed in a wooded area located near the district of Estufa II, south of the airport. All 10 occupants were quickly rescued and the aircraft was destroyed. It is reported that the crew encountered technical problems with the engine/propeller.

Crash of an Embraer EMB-121A1 Xingu II off Angra dos Reis: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 2012 at 1715 LT

Type of aircraft:

Embraer EMB-121 Xingu

Operator:

Banjet Taxi Aéreo

Registration:

PT-MAB

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Belo Horizonte - Angra dos Reis

MSN:

121-007

YOM:

1979

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Captain / Total flying hours:

2735

Captain / Total hours on type:

2065.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1820

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1283

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft departed Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport on a charter flight to Angra dos Reis, carrying one passenger and two pilots. On approach to Angra dos Reis, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with a cold front approaching the area. On short final, while completing a right turn at low height, the right wing struck the water surface and the aircraft crashed in the sea, some 500 metres offshore. The wreckage was found 3 km from the airport. All three occupants were killed and aircraft was destroyed. Visibility was low at the time of the accident with heavy rain falls, low clouds and turbulences. The passenger was the local representative of the Mercedes Benz Group.

Probable cause:

The collision with water and the subsequent accident was the consequence of the decision of the crew to continue the approach at low altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground. At the time of the accident, the visibility was limited and weather conditions were marginal.

Final Report:

Crash of an Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 in Angra dos Reis

Date & Time: Oct 12, 2009 at 1310 LT

Type of aircraft:

Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100

Operator:

SAVE Comercial e Importadora

Registration:

PP-AFM

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Positioning

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Campo de Marte – Angra dos Reis

MSN:

500-00049

YOM:

2009

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Captain / Total flying hours:

7200

Captain / Total hours on type:

39.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1400

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Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Campo de Marte, the crew initiated the approach to runway 10 which is 961 metres long. After touchdown, the crew started the braking procedure but the aircraft skidded on runway and cartwheeled. It overran, lost its both main gears and came to rest six metres further. Both pilots escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The following findings were identified:
- The crew considered the operation at Angra dos Reis Airport as unsafe, but operated the aircraft at that airport several times due to pressures from the aircraft's owner,
- The landing was completed with a tailwind component and a high aircraft weight, without considering the possibility to use runway 28, which demonstrated a poor assessment of the existing landing conditions,
- The relative short landing distance available, less than one km,
- The possible pressure exerted by the owner to carry out the flights, as well as the need to maintain the job or the professional image, may have contributed to the complacency behavior of the crew on the issues that lead to the operation of aircraft under conditions below acceptable safety standards,
- Poor flight planning,
- The relative low experience of the crew on this type of aircraft.

Final Report:

Crash of an Embraer C-95A Bandeirante off Angra dos Reis: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1993

Type of aircraft:

Embraer C-95 Bandeirante

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Registration:

2290

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Porto Alegre - Rio de Janeiro

MSN:

110-172

YOM:

1978

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Circumstances:

While cruising along the coast, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in the sea off Angra dos Reis. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan in Angra dos Reis: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1948

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan

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Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Campo dos Afonsos - Campo dos Afonsos

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Circumstances:

The crew left Campo dos Afonsos AFB for a local training flight. The twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Angra dos Reis, about 100 km west of Rio de Janeiro. The wreckage was found four days later, all seven crew members were killed.