Goiás | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The single engine aircraft was dispatched at Luziânia Airport for local training purposes, carrying a crew of five consisting of one instructor and four pilot under training. Following several approaches, the aircraft was descending to the runway when the instructor reduced the engine power to simulate a failure. From a height of about 300 feet, the aircraft nosed down, lost height and crashed short of runway threshold. All five occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

The following contributing factors were reported:
- The traffic and the high number of landings caused a natural fatigue by the instructor and reduced his appreciations,
- There were too much pilots under training for one single instructor,
- The copilot's experience was insufficient with only one hour on Cessna 208,
- Poor crew coordination,
- Poor crew action on engine power to expect recovery after stall.

Crash of an Embraer EMB-820C Carajá in Guapó: 9 killed

Date & Time: Feb 28, 1992

Type of aircraft:

Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá

Operator:

M. B. Pereira Industrial e Comercial

Registration:

PT-VLW

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Executive/Corporate/Business

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Brasília - Rio Verde

MSN:

820165

YOM:

1989

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Captain / Total flying hours:

5000

Captain / Total hours on type:

30.00

Circumstances:

Fifty minutes after takeoff, while in cruising altitude on a flight from Brasília to Rio Verde, the crew lost control of the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in an open field located near Guapó. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all nine occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

At the time of impact, both engines were running at cruise power. On takeoff from Brasília Airport, the total weight ot the aircraft was 436 kilos above MTOW, which may contribute to the accident. Nevertheless, investigations were unable to determine the exact cause of the accident. Maybe the pilot-in-command made a brutal movement on the control column, causing the aircraft to become uncontrollable following a structural failure of both winglets that were recently installed.

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Crash of a NAMC YS-11-212 in Aragarças

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1971

Type of aircraft:

NAMC YS-11

Operator:

Registration:

PP-SML

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

2076

YOM:

1968

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Circumstances:

After landing at Aragarças Airport, the pilot-in-command started the braking procedure when he saw the presence of another airplane on the runway. He veered off runway to the right, causing the airplane to stop in a grassy area. All occupants evacuated safely and there were no injuries. The following night, two men were dispatched to guard the aircraft. A candle was lit inside the plane, causing a fire. The cabin burned out, killing both guards.

Crash of a Douglas B-26B Invader in Niquelândia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1965

Type of aircraft:

Douglas A-26 Invader

Operator:

Registration:

5155

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Schedule:

Parnamirim – Brasília

MSN:

28694

YOM:

1944

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Niquelândia while completing a flight from Parnamirim AFB (Natal), to Brasília. Two crew members were killed and two others survived.

Crash of a Douglas B-18 Bolo in Aragarças

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1953

Type of aircraft:

Douglas B-18 Bolo

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason and broke in two. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL in Palmeira de Goiás: 24 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1952 at 0940 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

PP-ANH

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Jataí – Rio Verde – Goiânia – Uberlândia – Rio de Janeiro

MSN:

20187

YOM:

1944

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Circumstances:

On the leg from Rio Verde to Goiânia, the crew informed ground that a fire erupted in the cabin and the captain decided to divert to Palmeira de Goiás for a safe landing. The crew tried several times to extinguish the fire but without success. Eventually, the pilot-in-command reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing when, at a height of about 20 meters, the airplane exploded in the air and crashed few km from the airport of Palmeira de Goiás. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 24 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Investigators arrived on scene two days after the crash and confirmed that the wreckage was looted by locals. Due to the absence of evidence, it was very difficult to establish the exact cause of the accident. Nevertheless, it is believed upon the testimony of several eyewitnesses that a fire erupted in the rear of the cabin and not in the fuel tanks located in the wings. It is possible that the fire was caused by inflammable materials stored in the bagage compartment. The fact that the aircraft was not equipped with fire detectors was considered as a contributory factor as it took time for the crew to analyse and understand the situation.