Embraer EMB110 PR-SAE
7 February 2009 · Coari, Brazil · Fatal
Summary
On 7 February 2009 at about 18:10 local time, a Embraer EMB110 registered PR-SAE, operated by Manaus Aerotaxi, was involved in an accident near Coari, Brazil. 28 people were on board and 24 died, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coari, Brazil
- Nearest airport
- Coari, Amazonas (SWKO)
- Coordinates
- -3.2556, -60.6697
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB110
- Registration
- PR-SAE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Manaus Aerotaxi
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Coari → Eduardo Gomes
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- ERA09WA166
People
24 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 February 7, 2009, at 1810 universal time coordinates, an Embraer EMB 110P1, Brazilian registry PT-SEA, operated by Manaus Aerotaxi as a commuter flight, experienced an unknown problem after take-off from the Coari, Amazonas Airport (SWKO) in Coari, Brazil, at 1640. At 1722 the pilot informed approach control at Manaus, Amazonas (SBEG), Eduardo Gomes, Brazil, that he was returning to SWKO, but did not state the reason for that. A witness saw the collision of the airplane with the Manacapuru River, in the Amazon Jungle, and observed the airplane sink right after impact. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Brazilian Authorities, Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Chief of Research and Support Shis - Q1 05 - Vi Comar, Brasilia-DF, Brazil Phone: 55 61 3364-8824 Facsimile: 55 61 3365-1004 This report is for information purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Brazilian Government.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Embraer EMB110 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 1983 | Embraer EMB110-P1 | Blountville, Tennessee, United States | Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2009 | Piper PA-34-200T | Imperatrize, Maranhao, Brazil | Heringer Taxi Aereo LTDA | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2009 | Unknown aircraft | near Curitiba, Brazil | Webjet Linhas Aereas | Unknown | - |
| 22 May 2009 | Robinson R-44 | Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil | Rotiv, LTDA | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Feb 2009 | Piper PA-28R | Santo Antonio do Leverger, Brazil | Jose Carlos De Souza Pires | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Jan 2009 | Piper PA28R | Rio Verde, Brazil | Orlando Rezende Da Rocha | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2009 | Embraer EMB-720 | Fazenida Liberdade, Brazil, Brazil | W.P. Comercio de Cereais LTDA | No injuries | - |