Embraer C-95 Bandeirante crash, Mar 26, 1987 (3 killed)
Embraer C-95 Bandeirante accident on March 26, 1987 near Campo dos Afonsos AFB, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 3 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: March 26, 1987
- Aircraft: Embraer C-95 Bandeirante
- Location: Campo dos Afonsos AFB, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain.
A Brazilian Air Force Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (serial 2324) climbing through cloud a few minutes after takeoff from Campo dos Afonsos Air Force Base struck a mountain slope a few kilometres from the base on 26 March 1987. All three crew on board were killed.