Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Aug 22, 2007 (2 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on August 22, 2007 near Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Paraná, Brazil with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during the...
- Date: August 22, 2007
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Paraná, Brazil
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control during the initial climb in instrument conditions after spatial disorientation. The investigation also cited poor flight preparation, a skipped pre-takeoff checklist, an attitude indicator that had been out of service, and crew fatigue.
A Two Taxi Aereo Bandeirante was repositioning from Curitiba-Afonso Pena to Jundiaí at night after dropping passengers. Shortly after takeoff in marginal weather it entered cloud at about 300 feet, the crew became spatially disoriented, and the aircraft descended into a field near the Guatupê police academy. Both pilots were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.