Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
Estado:Preliminar
Fecha:30 AGO 2002
Hora:17:52
Tipo:Embraer 120ER Brasilia
Operador:Rico Linhas Aéreas
Registración: PT-WRQ
Numéro de série: 120043
Año de Construcción: 1987
Motores: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 20 / Ocupantes: 28
Total:Fatalidades: 23 / Ocupantes: 31
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:1,5 km (0.9 milles) de Rio Branco-Pres. Medici Airport, AC (RBR) (Brasil) show on map
Fase: Aproximación (APR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Tarauacá Airport, AC (TRQ/SBTK), Brasil
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Rio Branco-Pres. Medici Airport, AC (RBR/SBRB), Brasil
Número de Vuelo:4823
Descripción:
Flight 4823 departed Cruzeiro do Sul at 16:25 for a flight to Rio Branco, with an intermediate stop at Tarauacá.
While approaching Rio Branco during a rainstorm, the aircraft descended below MDA and struck highlands 1,5km short of the runway. METAR report for Rio Branco at 18:00 local time read:
SBRB 302300Z 30008KT 4000 TSRA BKN006 FEW025CB BKN100 25/25 Q1010=


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Fotos
photo of Embraer 120ER Brasilia D-CEME
D-CEME flew for DLT from 1987 until 1990. The aircraft was then leased to Midway Commuter as N316MC before returning to Brazil in 1991. Rico acquired the plane Dec. 1997.
 

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 Tarauacá Airport, AC to Rio Branco-Pres. Medici Airport, AC as the crow flies is 369 km (230 miles).

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.
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