2021 Piedade de Caratinga Beechcraft King Air crash
2021 aviation incident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 5 November 2021, a Beechcraft King Air on approach for landing to the Ubaporanga Airport in Piedade de Caratinga, near Caratinga, Brazil, crashed 4 kilometers from the runway, killing all five people on board,[2] including singer-songwriter Marília Mendonça.[3][4] The airplane involved belonged to PEC Aviation, a Brazilian air taxi operator.
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Accident | |
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Date | 5 November 2021 (2021-11-05) |
Summary | Pilot error |
Site | Piedade de Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil 19°46′5.5″S 42°6′27.62″W[1] |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Beechcraft C90A King Air |
Operator | PEC Aviation |
Registration | PT-ONJ |
Flight origin | Goiânia International Airport, Goiânia |
Destination | Ubaporanga Airport, Caratinga, Brazil |
Passengers | 3 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 5 |
Survivors | 0 |
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