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| Date: | Wednesday 23 October 2024 |
| Time: | 18:39 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-121A1 Xingu II |
| Owner/operator: | Abaeté Aviação |
| Registration: | PT-MBU |
| MSN: | 121052 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Branca, SP -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Florianópolis-Hercilio Luz International Airport, SC (FLN/SBFL) |
| Belo Horizonte/Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport, MG (PLU/SBBH) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Embraer EMB-121A1 Xingu II, PT-MBU, crashed in a eucalyptus plantation area near Santa Branca, SP, Brazil, killing all five on board.
The five people on the aircraft were all company employees: the captain, copilot, a doctor, a nurse and a mechanic. It was a transfer flight returning from Florianópolis, where it took off at 16:51.
It was raining heavily at the time of the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://g1.globo.com/sp/vale-do-paraiba-regiao/noticia/2024/10/24/aviao-de-pequeno-porte-que-caiu-no-interior-de-sp-tinha-cinco-ocupantes-e-ninguem-sobreviveu.ghtml
https://g1.globo.com/sp/vale-do-paraiba-regiao/noticia/2024/10/24/aviao-que-caiu-no-interior-de-sp-fazia-transporte-aeromedico-e-carregava-insumos.ghtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2024 14:40 | Anon. | Added |
| 24-Oct-2024 14:42 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2024 14:44 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2024 15:51 | ASN | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2024 16:55 | ASN | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2024 15:58 | ASN | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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