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Rio Helicopter Crash
On May 8, 2013, a Helisul Táxi Aéreo Ltda-owned Helibras HB-350B Esquilo (Eurocopter Ecureuil) helicopter landing at a Rio de Janeiro heliport landed in the trees instead of on the landing area. Aboard were the pilot and five tourists,a couple of miners, and two tourists from the United States. No one was injured though... »
Plane Crash in Dam
The Vans RV-9A (a single-engine experimental aircraft) was being flown from Americana city by its owner with a female passenger aboard when it struck power lines and crashed by Ester Mill Dam in Cosmópolis in São Paulo, Brazil. Both people aboard died at the scene. The plane crashed in a remote area with difficult... »
Aero Bravo 700 Agrícola Crashes in Perolândia, Goiás Brazil
On April 5, 2013, an Aero Bravo 700 Agrícola spraying insecticide near the city of Perolândia crashed near GO-050 highway. The company was Planeta Viação Agrícolas. The fatal flight was to be the last run of the day. The plane had been spraying a cornfield when it crashed and caught on fire. Farm workers... »
Air France Flight 447
Air France 447 went down over the Atlantic in 2009. The fly-by-wire A330 incorporates technology that prevents the airplane from entering a stall, but during a complete loss of airspeed information, however, the system reverted to manual control. The final report said said the pilots were “completely surprised” by technical problems experienced at high... »
A Word about Safety, Brazil and Towers
In George’s Point of View With aviation safety issues buzzing in the US because of the widespread tower closures, I was surprised to find US safety being held as a higher standard in a critique of Brazilian aviation by pilot Antônio Carlos Cruzeta. His article at *http://paduim.blogspot.com/2013/02/relato-de-um-piloto-de-linha-aerea.html pillories the conditions of flying in Brazil,... »
Helicopter Crash off the Coast of Brazil
On March 27, 2013, a Líder Táxi Aéreo Bell 412SP was en route from Rio de Janeiro to an oil platform (Petrobras P-7 rig) with three people aboard when it made an emergency landing near an oil platform Bacia de Campos Brazil. Líder Táxi Aéreo and Petrobras say it was a controlled landing. The... »
Ten Lost in Fretax Taxi Aéreo Crash
On Mar 12, 2013, a Fretax Taxi Aéreo single engine Embraer EMB-820C Carajá (PA-31) disappeared en route from Belem to Sierra Areão Airport. The flight crashed twenty miles from the airport in Almeirim Brazil near the border with the state of Amapá. Seripa (Regional Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents) discovered the wreckage after... »
Beech Crash in Tefe Brazil, no injuries
On March 2, 2013, a Beechcraft 58 Baron in Tefe, Brazil crashed on takeoff six feet from the end of the runway. Three people were aboard the flight. There were no fatalities or injuries but there was damage to the engine and the propellers. The investigation was initiated by the Seventh Regional Service and... »
TAM Airbus Birdstrike over São Luis
photographer Charin de Silva On Feb 21, 2013, a TAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A319 en route from São Luis-Marechal Cunha Machado Airport to Brasilia suffered a bird strike. Pilots returned to São Luis Airport where they made a safe landing. The plane was taken out of service for repairs and maintenance. Passengers reported they... »
Names Released in Brazil Crash
The names of passengers lost in the Brazil Beechcraft crash have been released. The fatalities include José Eduardo Ermirio de Moraes, Elizete Aparecida Romangnoli Assunção (Letícia’s mother), Letícia Romangnoli Piveta Assunção José’s fiancee, Pilot Luiz Marcondes Rodrigues Filho, and co-pilot Luciana Aguiar da Costa. José and Leticia were engaged to marry in June of... »
