Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Feb 3, 1992 (12 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on February 3, 1992 near Caetité, Bahia, Brazil with 12 fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the descent below...
- Date: February 3, 1992
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Caetité, Bahia, Brazil
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew continued the descent below the 5,000 ft minimum descent altitude in limited visibility without a visual reference to the runway. Poor judgment, weak crew coordination and poor approach planning were contributing factors.
A Nordeste Embraer Bandeirante on scheduled flight NES092 from Salvador to Guanambi continued its descent below the minimum altitude in poor visibility. At about 3,400 feet it struck the slope of Mount Taquari near Caetite, about 35 km from Guanambi. All 12 aboard were killed.