Rico Linhas Aereas Embraer 120 plane crash
Key facts
- Airline
- Rico Linhas Aereas
- Aircraft
- Embraer 120
- Location
- Rio Branco, Brazil
- Date
- 30th August, 2002
- People on board
- 31
- Fatalities
- 23
Accident account
The aircraft, on a passenger flight from Cruzeiro do Sul to Rio Branco, crashed approximately a mile short of the runway at Rio Branco while on approach in poor weather conditions. A windshear is probably the root cause of the accident. Among de 31 people aboard, 23 were killed.
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