| Date: | Wednesday 23 July 1997 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (EMB-110) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 2310 |
| MSN: | 110317 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Serra da Mantiqueira, PE -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Resende Airport, RJ (REZ/SDRS) |
| Guaratinguetá Airport, SP (GUJ/SBGW) |
The aircraft took off from Resende at 09:50 for a flight to Guaratingueta, but failed to arrive at the destination. The aircraft had struck a 1500 m high mountain (Alto do Cerco). The plane had dropped 12 parachutists after takeoff from Resende.
Sources:
NetEstado
Location
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU); 02 January 1990
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