Date & Time:
Oct 7, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
Operator:
Registration:
PP-SBH
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Campo Grande - Araçatuba
MSN:
110-026
YOM:
1974
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
5
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
On approach to Araçatuba Airport runway 22 under IFR mode, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. A first approach was abandoned and a second few minutes later. During a third attempt to land, the crew decided to switch to VFR mode and descended too low when, while completing a last turn, the aircraft struck the ground and crashed few hundred meters short of runway 22 threshold. Both pilots and five passengers were killed while eight other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
The crew decided to descend below the MDA in limited visibility without proper visual contact with the runway until the aircraft struck the ground.
