Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Sep 14, 1999 (2 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on September 14, 1999 near Monte Dourado, Pará, Brazil with 2 fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure caused by an...
- Date: September 14, 1999
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Monte Dourado, Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Left engine failure caused by an aluminium part blocking the fuel pipe, combined with overweight takeoff, unsecured cargo and crew failure to follow operator procedures.
A Bandeirante cargo flight from Belem to Monte Dourado was about 650 kg over maximum takeoff weight with its load not secured. The left engine lost power due to an aluminium fragment blocking the fuel line, and the aircraft descended uncontrolled into the ground on approach at night. Both pilots were killed.