Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante

Operator:

Registration:

PT-SCU

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

City

Schedule:

Recife - Maceió - Aracajú - Salvador

MSN:

110-314

YOM:

1980

Flight number:

NES115

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

4295

Captain / Total hours on type:

901.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

2604

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1401

Aircraft flight hours:

3973

Circumstances:

During the takeoff roll on runway 36 at Recife-Guararapes Airport, the right engine failed. The crew decided to continue the takeoff procedure and completed the rotation after a course of 900 metres. Thirty seconds after rotation, at a height of about 100 feet, the right engine caught fire and exploded. The crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in the district of Ipsep near the airport. The aircraft and several buildings were destroyed. All 15 occupants as well as two people on the ground were killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of the failure of the right engine during takeoff. It was determined that the temperature indicator for the right engine was faulty, displaying a lower than actual temperature. The engine operated for some time at high temperatures because of the faulty system. It was also found that, after completion, some maintenance and inspection tasks were just signed by the maintenance engineer. Signatures from the maintenance inspector were missing.
The following contributing factors were reported:
- Poor crew reaction to an emergency situation,
- Poor maintenance,
- Manufacturing deficiency,
- The crew failed to abort the takeoff procedure.

Final Report:

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante near Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1991

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

N731A

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Springfield - Goose Bay - Narsarsuaq - Southend

MSN:

110-275

YOM:

1980

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Icing conditions forced the crew to descend from 9,000 feet to get below the clouds. The twin engine aircraft struck an ice sheet at a speed of 180 knots at a height of 5,125 feet. Cloud base was reported to be 3,000 feet with a wind at 7 knots from 7° and 10 km visibility in moderate rain. All three crew members survived the accident and were picked up by the Danish Navy in a Lynx helicopter. The departure airport of the ferry flight was Springfield Airport, MO (SGF) and the final destination was going to be Southend Municipal Airport (SEN), UK.

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante near Montevideo

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1991

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

T-581

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

110-079

YOM:

1975

Location:

Montevideo-Carrasco

Montevideo City District

Country:

Uruguay

Region:

South America

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

While descending to Montevideo-Carrasco Airport, both engines failed simultaneously. The crew completed an emergency landing in an open field located 11 km from the airport. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The aircraft had the dual registration CX-BJK (civil) and T-581 (military).

Probable cause:

Double engine failure on approach due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante off Fernando de Noronha: 12 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1990 at 1940 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

PT-FAW

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Fernando de Noronha - Recife

MSN:

110-368

YOM:

1981

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The copilot was preparing the flight as the captain came late in the cockpit. The crew precipitated the departure and after takeoff from runway 12, while climbing by night, the aircraft rolled to the right, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean few hundred meters offshore. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 12 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of the combination of the following factors:
- The crew suffered a spatial disorientation during initial climb,
- The operator was not equipped with effective systems for monitoring and training of personnel,
- Deficiencies in instruction,
- Poor crew coordination,
- The crew probably failed to follow the pre-takeoff checklist,
- Lack of crew experience on the type of aircraft,
- The inadequate assessment of certain operational aspects during the mission and the use of own piloting standards.

Final Report:

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P1K Bandeirante in Moabi

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

TR-KNB

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

110-297

YOM:

1980

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances while approaching Moabi Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante in Columbia: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 6, 1989 at 0144 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

N95PB

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Positioning

Survivors:

Site:

Columbia-Mount Pleasant-Maury County

Schedule:

Memphis - Columbia

MSN:

110-330

YOM:

1981

Location:

Tennessee

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

11020

Captain / Total hours on type:

250.00

Aircraft flight hours:

11387

Circumstances:

After conducting ground training all day, the instructor/director of operations and his trainee flew an EMB-110P1 to Memphis to exchange airplanes. Ground fog had started to form prior to departure. After exchanging airplanes, they made the return flight to Columbia. They obtained radar vectors to the final approach course for the SDF at Columbia. The thick fog resulted in a missed approach. During the missed approach, the runway was visible from above and the crew indicated that they would try for a VFR approach and landing. The airplane collided with trees 2,350 feet from the runway in a wings level attitude. The tops of the trees were broken 41 feet above the runway threshold altitude. The trainee had been without rest for at least 30 hours prior to the accident. One pilot was killed while the second was seriously injured.

Probable cause:

Pilot attempted to make a VFR landing in instrument conditions that were below minimums for the published instrument approach and collided with trees and the ground after allowing the airplane to descend below the proper altitude.

Final Report:

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante in Seinäjoki-Ilmajoki: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1988 at 0714 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

OH-EBA

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Helsinki – Seinäjoki-Ilmajoki

MSN:

110-226

YOM:

1979

Flight number:

WW701

Location:

Seinäjoki-Ilmajoki

Southern Ostrobothnia

Country:

Finland

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

13766

Captain / Total hours on type:

306.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1012

Copilot / Total hours on type:

188

Aircraft flight hours:

8542

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, the crew started a night approach to Seinäjoki-Ilmajoki Airport. On short final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck trees, stalled and crashed in a wooded area located 800 meters short of runway 32. Both pilots and four passengers were killed while six other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. There was no fire. At the time of the accident, the RVR for runway 32 was 1,200 meters with a vertical visibility of 300 feet.

Probable cause:

The immediate cause of the accident was the decision to continue the NDB approach in difficult visibility circumstances. The airplane descended below minimum altitude without the required visual contact with approach lights or the runway. Contributory factors were the airline's poor safety culture due to pressures of performance, highlighted by the pilot because of his personality structure.

Final Report:

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante near Arteaga: 20 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1988 at 1000 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Transporte Aéreo Federal

Registration:

XC-COX

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Uruapan – Lázaro Cárdenas

MSN:

110-192

YOM:

1978

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

En route from Uruapan to Lázaro Cárdenas, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located about 15 km from Arteaga, in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 20 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain. For unknown reasons, the aircraft was flying at an insufficient altitude.

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante in Lawton

Date & Time: May 24, 1988 at 1454 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

N65DA

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site: