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| Date: | Friday 5 April 2019 |
| Time: | 16:25 LT |
| Type: |  AMX A-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira |
| Registration: | FAB-5660 |
| MSN: | BT011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Viamão, Rio Grande do Sul -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Porto Alegre-Canoas Air Base, RS (SBCO) |
| Porto Alegre-Canoas Air Base, RS (SBCO) |
A Brazilian Air Force fighter jet crashed during a routine military exercise. Both pilots ejected safely. The airplane was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.aereo.jor.br/2019/04/05/jato-a-1b-da-fab-cai-em-em-viamao-no-rio-grande-do-sul/
http://www.cavok.com.br/blog/acidente-com-aeronave-da-fab/
https://noticias.r7.com/cidades/caca-da-fab-cai-durante-exercicio-militar-no-rio-grande-do-sul-05042019
https://www.diariodecanoas.com.br/_conteudo/2019/04/noticias/regiao/2398551-aviao-da-fab-cai-em-viamao.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2019 16:36 | Victor | Added |
| 06-Apr-2019 16:36 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-Apr-2019 21:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 08-Apr-2019 06:09 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 08-Apr-2019 06:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 09-Apr-2019 03:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 09-Apr-2019 13:56 | sinfu2a | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 10-Apr-2019 06:43 | cleberjc | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, ] |
| 19-Jul-2025 05:49 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
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