| Date: | Friday 8 May 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (EMB-110) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 2322 |
| MSN: | 110434 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barra de Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janiero-Afonsos Air Force Base, RJ (SBAF) |
The Bandeirante was preparing to drop 10 parachutists near Rio de Janeiro when one of the parachutists struck the elevator. The pilot lost control of the airplane. It crashed into a condominium.
Sources:
Scramble 229
Location
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