Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Jan 25, 2010 (2 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on January 25, 2010 near Senador José Porfírio, Pará, Brazil with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of left engine power...
- Date: January 25, 2010
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Senador José Porfírio, Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of left engine power caused by an improperly connected pressure fitting on the propeller governor, combined with engine maintenance that did not meet manufacturer requirements. The captain failed to feather the left propeller, increasing drag.
A Piquiatuba Bandeirante on a scheduled flight from Belem to Senador Jose Porfirio lost power from its left engine in marginal weather. The captain reduced power on both engines and attempted an emergency landing, but the aircraft stalled and crashed in an open field about 4 km short of the runway. Two people were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.