Crash of a Beechcraft C90GTi King Air near Pousada Amazônia Fisching Lodge: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 2024
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
PS-AAS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
LJ-1987
YOM:
2010
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from the Pousada Amazônia Fisching Lodge Airstrip located at the border between Pará and Mato Grosso, while climbing, the twin engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all five occupants were killed.
Crew:
Hélder de Souza, pilot.
Passengers:
Arni Alberto Spiering,
Ademar de Oliveira,
Arni Alberto Spiering Benez,
João Marcos Trojan Spiering.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 Islander in Yerbabuena

Date & Time: Aug 12, 2024 at 1502 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HK-2822
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bogotá - La Macarena
MSN:
2109
YOM:
1981
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Bogotá-Guaymaral Airport, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and declared an emergency. He attempted an emergency landing when the airplane nosed down and crashed on hilly and wooded terrain located in Yerbabuena, about 10 km northeast of Guaymaral Airport. All four occupants were injured and the airplane was destroyed. It was en route to La Macarena on an ambulance flight, carrying two pilots and a medical team.

Crash of an ATR72-500 in Capela: 62 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 2024 at 1322 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PS-VPB
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Cascavel – São Paulo
MSN:
908
YOM:
2010
Flight number:
PTB2283
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
58
Pax fatalities:
Total fatalities:
62
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Cascavel Airport at 1158LT on a schedule service (flight PTB2283) to São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport, carrying 58 passengers and a crew of four. While flying at FL170, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a relative flat attitude in a private garden, nearby a villa located in the city of Capela, west of Vinhedo, some 69 km northwest of Guarulhos Airport. A fire erupted after the crash. All 62 occupants have been killed. Significant variations were noted with the aircraft' speed during the entire flight, while the altitude remained stable until the loss of control. Severe icing conditions were reported between FL120 and FL210.

Crash of a Piper PA-31 Navajo C near Las Horquetas: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 2024 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CRN
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Coyhaique - Chile Chico
MSN:
31-7712045
YOM:
1977
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane was on a charter flight from Coyhaique to Chile Chico, carrying six passengers and one pilot. Halfway into the flight, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located northwest of Las Horquetas, Aysén Region. The wreckage was found in the afternoon on the slope of Cerro Aislado. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Learjet 35 in Matupá: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 2024 at 1315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PP-ERR
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
35-008
YOM:
1975
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Matupá Airport, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion in an eucalyptus plantation. The airplane was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Cessna 402B near Chaparral: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 2024
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N5040Q
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
402B-0347
YOM:
1973
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Apparently engaged in an illegal mission, the twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a plantation located in the region of Chaparral, State of Portuguesa, Venezuela. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and both occupants were killed. The registration may be false.

Crash of a Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian in Sorriso: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 2024 at 0600 LT
Registration:
PP-DUN
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sorriso - São José do Rio Claro
MSN:
46-97499
YOM:
2012
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Sorriso-Aero Agro Airfield, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and apparently elected to return to the airport. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent in a right turn then crashed in a dense wooded area located southeast of the city of Sorriso, bursting into flames. The airplane was totally destroyed and both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air into Lake Maracaibo: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 2024 at 1548 LT
Operator:
Registration:
YV3296
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Maracaibo - Porlamar
MSN:
BB-885
YOM:
1981
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
About 12 minutes after takeoff from Maracaibo-La Chinita Airport, while flying at an altitude of 10,000 feet, the twin engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into Lake Maracaibo. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 8 occupants were killed. The flight was en route to Porlamar-Del Caribe-General en Jefe Santiago Mariño Airport when the accident occurred.

Crash of a Cessna 340A in Puerto Cabello: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 2024 at 1853 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
YV3112
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Los Roques - Puerto Cabello
MSN:
340A-0794
YOM:
1979
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The pilot was approaching Puerto Cabello-Bartolomé Salom Airport when he encountered technical problems. The twin engine airplane crash landed in the lagoon of La Salina located less than 2 km north of the airport. Two passengers were killed and three other occupants were injured.

Crash of a Learjet 75 in Erechim

Date & Time: Apr 23, 2024 at 1345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PP-DYB
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chapecó – Erechim
MSN:
45-565
YOM:
2018
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The landing at Erechim-Comandante Kraemer Airport Runway 14 was performed in heavy rain falls. After touchdown, the crew started the braking procedure but the airplane failed to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, passed through a small road and lost its undercarriage before coming to rest in an open field. All five occupants were rescued, among them four were slightly injured.