Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823
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An Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 8 August 2002 |
| Summary | Weather |
| Site | Rio Branco, Brazil |
| Passengers | 28 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 8 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Survivors | 8 |
| Aircraft type | Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia |
| Operator | Rico Linhas Aéreas |
| Registration | PT-WRQ |
| Flight origin | Tarauacá, Brazil |
| Destination | Rio Branco International Airport, Rio Branco, Brazil |
Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 was a short haul domestic Brazillian flight from Cruzeiro do Sul, and Tarauacá to Rio Branco.[1] On 8 August 2002, the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, registration PT-WRQ, flying the route crashed in heavy rain.[1] Of the 31 aboard, 23 were killed including all three crew members, and 20 of the 28 passengers.[1]
As the Brasilia was on approach to Rio Branco, ground controllers granted the flight crew permission to land. The aircraft then entered a rainstorm and shortly after impacted with the ground tail first, 1.5 km from the airport. The fuselage broke into three sections and a fire broke out, damaging the airplane beyond repair.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "ASN Aircraft accident Embraer 120ER Brasilia PT-WRQ Rio Branco, AC (RBR)". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
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