Embraer C-95 Bandeirante crash, Nov 29, 1991 (16 killed)
Embraer C-95 Bandeirante accident on November 29, 1991 near Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Brazil with 16 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: November 29, 1991
- Aircraft: Embraer C-95 Bandeirante
- Location: Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew continued the descent in instrument conditions under visual flight rules, with a wrong approach configuration that took the aircraft into a valley not shown on the approach charts.
A Brazilian Air Force EMB-110 Bandeirante carrying senior officers to a military parade struck the slope of Pico dos Marins while approaching Guaratingueta in marginal weather. The crew had continued the descent under visual rules in instrument conditions and was misled by the low cloud and poor visibility. All 16 occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.