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| Date: | Monday 30 October 2023 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna C-98 Caravan I (208A) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | FAB2724 |
| MSN: | 208B0533 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Palimiú Community, Roraima -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Palimiú Community |
A Cessna C-98 Caravan I (208A) aircraft based at Boa Vista Air Base made an emergency landing in a river, shortly after taking off from the Palimiú Community, in Yanomami Land, Roraima, about 260 kilometers from Boa Vista, Brazil .
The five occupants were rescued with minor injuries by the Brazilian Army.
Sources:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/cotidiano/2023/10/aviao-da-fab-faz-pouso-de-emergencia-em-rio-de-roraima.shtml
https://g1.globo.com/rr/roraima/noticia/2023/10/30/aviao-da-forca-aerea-brasileira-faz-pouso-de-emergencia-em-rio-em-roraima.ghtml
https://www.aeroflap.com.br/acidente-com-cessna-caravan-da-fab-deixa-militares-feridos-em-roraima/
https://www.cavok.com.br/imagens-fab-resgata-c-98-caravan-acidentado-em-roraima
Media:
Nota Oficial
— Força Aérea Brasileira ?? (@fab_oficial) October 31, 2023
A Força Aérea Brasileira informa que, nesta segunda-feira (30/10), por volta das 17h30 (horário de Brasília), uma aeronave C-98 Caravan da Base Aérea de Boa Vista (BABV) fez um pouso de
emergência em um rio, logo após a decolagem da Comunidade de Palimiú, em Terra… pic.twitter.com/KmXjBDbHmV
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2023 07:17 | harro | Added |
| 31-Oct-2023 07:17 | harro | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2023 09:46 | hmmptwizzle | Updated |
| 01-Nov-2023 07:11 | cleberjc | Updated |
| 26-Nov-2024 17:17 | dedevillela | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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