Narrative:
Collided in mid-air with another VOTEC Bandeirante. PT-GJZ crashed out of control, but PT-GKL was able to make a forced landing (without the no. 1 engine!) on a river and sank.
Ditching
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 18 April 1984 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-110P Bandeirante |
| Operator: | VOTEC Servicios Aéreos Regionais |
| Registration: | PT-GKL |
| MSN: | 110107 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 17 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Imperatriz Airport, MA (IMP) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport, PA (BEL/SBBE), Brazil |
| Imperatriz Airport, MA (IMP/SBIZ), Brazil |
Collided in mid-air with another VOTEC Bandeirante. PT-GJZ crashed out of control, but PT-GKL was able to make a forced landing (without the no. 1 engine!) on a river and sank.
Classification:
Mid air collisionDitching
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport, PA to Imperatriz Airport, MA as the crow flies is 473 km (296 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport, PA to Imperatriz Airport, MA as the crow flies is 473 km (296 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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