Learjet 25 crash, Aug 5, 1989 (4 killed), Belém-Val de Ca...
Learjet 25 accident on August 5, 1989 near Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro, Pará, Brazil with 4 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control on approach,...
- Date: August 5, 1989
- Aircraft: Learjet 25
- Location: Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro, Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control on approach, likely caused by windshear, with insufficient crew training and experience to manage windshear and weak operator supervision as contributing factors.
A Learjet 25D registered PT-KYR operated by Locadora Belauto was on approach from Goiania to Belem Val de Cans when it lost control a few kilometres short of runway 06 and crashed in woodland. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.