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| Date: | Sunday 24 January 2021 |
| Time: | c. 08:15 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Construtora Meirelles Mascarenhas Ltda |
| Registration: | PT-LYG |
| MSN: | TC-2442 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Porto Nacional-Associação Tocantinense de Aviação Airport (SWEJ), -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Porto Nacional-Associação Tocantinense de Aviação Airport, TO |
| Goiânia-Santa Genoveva Airport, GO (GYN/SBGO) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron impacted an open field immediately after takeoff from Porto Nacional-Associação Tocantinense de Aviação Airport (SWEJ), TO, and a post crash fire ensued.
The pilot and five passengers perished in the accident. The passengers were a manager of the Palmas Futebol e Regatas club and four players.
According to the Brazilian aircraft register, the aircraft was not allowed to be used for air taxi purposes.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/jogada/aviao-cai-e-mata-quatro-jogadores-e-presidente-do-palmas-1.3037669
https://g1.globo.com/to/tocantins/noticia/2021/01/24/aviao-cai-logo-apos-decolar-e-explode-em-luzimangues-ha-mortos.ghtml
https://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/381243-mueren-futbolistas-presidente-club-accidente-aereo
https://g1.globo.com/to/tocantins/noticia/2021/01/24/aeronautica-envia-equipe-para-investigar-acidente-de-aviao-com-parte-da-equipe-do-palmas.ghtml
https://sistemas.anac.gov.br/aeronaves/cons_rab_resposta_en.asp?textMarca=PTLYG
http://sistema.cenipa.aer.mil.br/cenipa/paginas/relatorios/rf/pt/SUMA_IG-138CENIPA2014_PT-LYG.pdf
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/99219_1602041909.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 2014 | PT-LYG | Private | 0 | Brasília City-Aeródromo Botelho (SIQE), DF | |
sub |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Location
Media:
Imagens do avião pegando fogo! 4 atletas do Palmas e o presidente do clube! pic.twitter.com/lODijBNQhu
— leonardo baran (@leonardobaran) January 24, 2021
Mais uma tragédia no futebol
— ge (@geglobo) January 24, 2021
Acidente com avião mata jogadores e presidente do Palmas
Time se preparava para enfrentar o Vila Nova em Goiânia pela Copa Verde
➡️ https://t.co/aB1r9hbZt2 pic.twitter.com/cTWQQjFVGj
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2021 16:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Jan-2021 16:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 16:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 16:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 16:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 18:22 | Dantax | Updated [Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 18:24 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 18:32 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 19:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 19:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 19:12 | Geno | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 20:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jan-2021 07:12 | cleberjc | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 06-Jun-2023 16:44 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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