Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Aug 15, 2024 (5 killed), Te...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on August 15, 2024 near Teles Pires River near Apiacás, Mato Grosso, Brazil with 5 fatalities. Cause: Not established,...
- Date: August 15, 2024
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Teles Pires River near Apiacás, Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not established, CENIPA is investigating. A possible engine failure was mentioned in the press but not confirmed.
A Beechcraft King Air C90GTi lost control while climbing a few minutes after takeoff from the Pousada Amazônia Fishing Lodge airstrip near the Teles Pires River on the Pará and Mato Grosso border, and crashed into woodland and burned. All five aboard died, including the businessman who owned the aircraft. Brazilian outlets place the site near Apiacás in Mato Grosso.