| Date: | Saturday 9 February 2019 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Owner/operator: | RICO Taxi Aéreo |
| Registration: | PR-RTA |
| MSN: | 20800380 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 231 km SSW of Caracaraí, RR -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO/SBEG) |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The float-equipped Cessna Caravan aircraft took off from the Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Brazil, bound for a fishermen's camp located on the Xeriuini River in order to transport personnel, with two pilots and eight passengers on board.
During the landing on the river the aircraft's left wing collided with a tree and stopped in the jungle, on the river bank.
The aircraft had damage to the propeller, both wing leading edges, the root of the left wing, the landing gear and the floats.
Contributing Factors
- Attention - you contributed;
- Piloting judgment - contributed;
- Perception - contributed;
- Management planning - undetermined;
- Decision-making process - contributed;
- Organizational processes - contributed and
- Support systems - contributed
Accident investigation:
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|
Sources:
CENIPA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 October 2005 | PR-RTA | RICO Taxi Aéreo | 0 | Rio Negro, AM | |
w/o |
| Runway mishap | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 19:45 | ASN | Updated [Source, Accident report] |
| 15-Mar-2024 19:47 | ASN | Updated [Accident report] |
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