Embraer EMB-121 Xingu crash, Oct 1, 1997 (7 killed), Chap...
Embraer EMB-121 Xingu accident on October 1, 1997 near Chapecó-Serafim Enoss Bertaso, Santa Catarina, Brazil with 7 fatalities. Cause: Crew continued...
- Date: October 1, 1997
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-121 Xingu
- Location: Chapecó-Serafim Enoss Bertaso, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew continued the approach at an unsafe altitude for undetermined reasons; poor weather and lack of crew training were contributing factors.
The Xingu ambulance flight from Porto Alegre to Chapeco was flying at night in poor weather. On approach it struck the ground about 2.5 km short of runway 29. Six occupants died at the scene, and the one seriously injured passenger died a few hours later.