Aircraft

Summary

On 21 April 2008 at about 01:50 local time, a an aircraft of an unrecorded type, operated by Rico Airlines, was involved in an accident near Coari, Brazil. 17 people were on board and 9 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 April 2008 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Coari, Brazil

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Not recorded

Registration

Not recorded

Operator

Rico Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

DCA08WA101

9 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 21, 2008, an Embraer 110 PT-OCV, operated by Rico Airlines, departed the runway after an emergency landing at Coari, Brazil. In cruise flight the right engine failed, and the pilot secured the left engine. Following the emergency landing, the airplane departed the runway to the left. The were 9 minor injuries among the 17 occupants, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The E110 is equipped with Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6 engines. The Brazilian CENIPA requested recorders lab assistance from the NTSB.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.