Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Feb 7, 2009 (24 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on February 7, 2009 near Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brazil with 24 fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure in cruise...
- Date: February 7, 2009
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brazil
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Left engine failure in cruise followed by a loss of control during an emergency approach. Official findings also cite overload (about 744 kg above maximum takeoff weight with 26 passengers against 19 seats) and crew emergency procedure and coordination shortcomings.
A Manaus Aerotaxi Embraer Bandeirante on a charter from Coari to Manaus, carrying 26 passengers and two pilots, lost its left engine about 30 minutes into the flight. The crew diverted toward Manacapuru airfield, but on approach the aircraft rolled left to about 30 degrees and crashed into the Manacapuru River. Twenty-four people were killed and four passengers survived.