Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 27 September 2001 |
Time: | 12:15 |
Type: | Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
Operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
Registration: | 2455 |
MSN: | 4202 |
First flight: | 1967 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | 18 km (11.3 mls) SE of Rio de Janeiro, RJ ( Brazil)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Rio de Janiero-Afonsos Air Force Base, RJ (SBAF), Brazil |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed into Pedra do Elefante Mountain in fog and rain.
The aircraft operated on a training mission out of Rio de Janeiro's Afonsos Air Force Base.
Classification:
Sources:
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Avião da FAB cai no RJ; nove militares estavam a bordo (dgabc.com.br, 27 Sept. 2001)
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accident date:
27-09-2001type: Lockheed C-130E Hercules
registration: 2455
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.