Embraer EMB-121 Xingu crash, Jun 14, 2020 (2 killed), Tan...
Embraer EMB-121 Xingu accident on June 14, 2020 near Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso, Brazil with 2 fatalities. Cause: Possible malfunction of the angle...
- Date: June 14, 2020
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-121 Xingu
- Location: Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Possible malfunction of the angle of attack control system, as records of the required calibration service were not found
A privately operated Embraer Xingu climbed out of Tangara da Serra bound for Goiania. About four minutes after takeoff it entered an uncontrolled descent and hit a cornfield at a high angle of attack about a minute later. Both pilots were killed and the airplane burned. The investigation could not rule out a malfunction of the angle of attack system, as no calibration records were found.