Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Feb 25, 1991, Montevid...
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on February 25, 1991 near Montevideo-Carrasco, Montevideo City District, Uruguay with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel...
- Date: February 25, 1991
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Montevideo-Carrasco, Montevideo City District, Uruguay
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion caused by fuel planning and quantity calculation errors, leaving both engines without fuel on approach.
Both engines of a military Bandeirante quit during the descent to Montevideo-Carrasco because the fuel had run out. The crew glided to an emergency landing in an orchard about 11 km from the airport, and everyone on board escaped uninjured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair; it carried both civil (CX-BJK) and military (T-581) registrations.