Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Jul 28, 2012 (8 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on July 28, 2012 near Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil with 8 fatalities. Cause: The crew continued descending...
- Date: July 28, 2012
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued descending past the minimum descent altitude without the runway in sight, in weather below IFR minima. CENIPA also cited complacency, poor communication and lack of assertiveness between the crew, and the captain's leadership style.
A Super King Air carrying six passengers, including senior managers of Vilma Alimentos, attempted a non-precision approach to Juiz de Fora in fog. The aircraft descended below minimums without visual contact with the runway, struck obstacles and the ground short of runway 03, and was destroyed. All eight people on board died.