Embraer EMB-121 Xingu crash, Oct 23, 2024 (5 killed), San...
Embraer EMB-121 Xingu accident on October 23, 2024 near Santa Branca, São Paulo, Brazil with 5 fatalities. Cause: Uncontrolled descent in heavy rain...
- Date: October 23, 2024
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-121 Xingu
- Location: Santa Branca, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Uncontrolled descent in heavy rain and poor visibility. The CENIPA final report could not be verified.
An Embraer Xingu air ambulance flying from Florianópolis toward Salvador entered an uncontrolled descent in heavy rain and poor visibility and crashed near Santa Branca in São Paulo state. All five aboard, two pilots and three medical and technical staff, died.