Accident Embraer EMB-810D PT-RSS, Sunday 2 January 1994
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Date:Sunday 2 January 1994
Time:15:50 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA34 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Embraer EMB-810D
Owner/operator:Complemento Táxi Aéreo
Registration: PT-RSS
MSN: 810485
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Near Monte Sião, MG -   Brazil
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP)
Destination airport:Embaixador-Walther Moreira Salles Airport, MG (POO/SBPC)
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The aircraft took off from São Paulo (Congonhas) bound for Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, with a scheduled flight time of one hour. After approximately 32 minutes of flight, while flying over the municipality of Monte Sião - MG, the aircraft entered an area of ​​severe meteorological activity. The pilot lost control of the aircraft, which subsequently resulted in structural failure in flight. The aircraft, upside down, collided with the ground, suffering a total loss. The six occupants of the aircraft died in the collision.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CENIPA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

CENIPA
https://sistema.cenipa.fab.mil.br/cenipa/paginas/relatorios/rf/pt/pt_rss_02_01_94.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-May-2025 17:21 Justanormalperson Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

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