Learjet 35 crash, Mar 15, 1991, Uberlândia
Learjet 35 accident on March 15, 1991 near Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: Poor flight planning, repeated approaches in...
- Date: March 15, 1991
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Poor flight planning, repeated approaches in below-minimum weather, failure to divert to the alternate, and deficient crew resource management and supervision.
A Learjet 35 ambulance flight from Sao Paulo to Uberlandia flew repeated approaches in fog with visibility below 200 m, and the copilot was flying on his first Learjet flight without an instructor. The crew did not go around again or divert, and the aircraft struck the ground short of the runway at night. Four occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.