Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá crash, Jun 5, 1997 (4 killed)
Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá accident on June 5, 1997 near Jacobina, Bahia, Brazil with 4 fatalities. Cause: Crew errors after the engine failure,...
- Date: June 5, 1997
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá
- Location: Jacobina, Bahia, Brazil
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Crew errors after the engine failure, including continuing on one engine, poor coordination and poor flight planning, according to the listed findings.
Shortly after takeoff from Jacobina, the left engine of this Navajo lost power in the initial climb. The crew turned sharply, struck an electric pole and crashed beside the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants died.