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| Date: | Monday 12 January 1998 |
| Time: | c. 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Neiva EMB-720C Minuano |
| Owner/operator: | Abelardo Candeo Lopes |
| Registration: | PT-EDW |
| MSN: | 720036 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Alto Garças, MT -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rondonópolis-Maestro Marinho Franco Airport, MG (ROO/SBRD) |
| Fazenda Marimbondo Airport, GO (SWMB) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft took off from Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, to Goiatuba, Goiás, flying under visual flight conditions (VFR) and carrying one passenger.
Approximately 30 minutes into the flight, the pilot encountered severe weather conditions. The aircraft lost its wings in flight and crashed violently into the ground, bursting into flames. As a result, both occupants died at the scene, and the aircraft was completely destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CENIPA
https://www.aeromuseu.com.br/rab_pt.htm
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2025 23:53 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
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