Embraer EMB-120 Brasília crash, May 14, 2004 (33 killed)
Embraer EMB-120 Brasília accident on May 14, 2004 near Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil with 33 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The crew...
- Date: May 14, 2004
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília
- Location: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
- Fatalities: 33
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The crew continued the descent below safe altitude, misread their altitude, ignored GPWS warnings, and showed poor crew coordination and approach planning, according to secondary summaries of the Brazilian report.
An Embraer EMB-120 operated by Rico Linhas Aereas on flight RLE4815 from Tefe crashed in rainforest about 33 km from Manaus-Eduardo Gomes while descending toward the airport. The crew was given a go-around and holding instruction, then continued descending below 2,000 feet and did not react to repeated GPWS warnings. All 33 occupants were killed.