Learjet 25 crash, Nov 5, 1989 (4 killed), Ribeirão das Neves
Learjet 25 accident on November 5, 1989 near Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais, Brazil with 4 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during...
- Date: November 5, 1989
- Aircraft: Learjet 25
- Location: Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during the approach in heavy rain, short of runway 13. The Brazilian CENIPA investigation is listed as completed and this is the classification given in the accident record.
An air taxi Learjet 25C crashed into hilly terrain near Ribeirão das Neves while approaching Belo Horizonte Pampulha Airport in heavy rain. The aircraft struck trees about two minutes before landing and all four people on board were killed.