Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá crash, Feb 28, 1992 (9 killed)
Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá accident on February 28, 1992 near Guapó, Goiás, Brazil with 9 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Sources cite possible...
- Date: February 28, 1992
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá
- Location: Guapó, Goiás, Brazil
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined. Sources cite possible overweight takeoff and a possible structural failure of recently installed winglets, but investigators could not confirm the cause.
About fifty minutes after taking off from Brasilia for Rio Verde, an Embraer Carajá entered a dive and crashed in an open field near Guapo, Goias. The aircraft was about 436 kg above maximum takeoff weight at departure. Investigators could not determine the exact cause. All nine occupants were killed.