What: small Aerotaxi”air taxi” Embraer EMB-110P1 (tail numbers PT-SEA) en route from the city of Coari, 225 miles (360 kilometers) southwest of Manaus. The flight was a family heading to Manaus to celebrate a relative’s birthday.
Where: in the into the Manacapuru river ( a tributary of the Solimões river) 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of state capital Manaus
When: 3:30 pm Saturday
Who: 22 people on board including 4 children and 2 crew members — 16 of whom are still missing, 4 survivors. One of the survivors is 9 years old. At this point, the exact numbers are uncertain.
Why: Survivors reported that they saw one of the motors of the plane stop. Before the pilot lost radio contact near the city of Manacapuru but there was a bad weather warning; there are indications he tried to turn the plane around near the site of the crash. They were flying in heavy rain. Rescuers are on the scene including divers searching for bodies, and a ferry for the plane. The air force helicopter that had been there to assist has suspended operations due to the stormy weather conditions.
The Embraer EMB-110P1 is a small twin turbo-prop plane that carries up to 21 people.
List of survivors:
Leandro da Costa, 9 years
Ana Costa Lima 43 years
Eric da Costa, 23 years
Brena Morais, 21 years
