Embraer EMB-120 Brasília crash, Oct 21, 1998 (4 killed)
Embraer EMB-120 Brasília accident on October 21, 1998 near Fortaleza-Pinto Martins, Ceará, Brazil with 4 fatalities. Cause: Crew decisions in a...
- Date: October 21, 1998
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília
- Location: Fortaleza-Pinto Martins, Ceará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew decisions in a destabilized approach at excessive speed, including the captain continuing the approach and thrust reduced below flight idle, per Brazilian investigators.
An Embraer Brasilia cargo flight from Teresina to Fortaleza approached too fast and above the glide slope, then reduced thrust below flight idle. The aircraft banked, struck power cables and crashed onto a house. Two crew and one passenger died, along with one person on the ground, and the copilot died hours later from his injuries.