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Rico Linhas Aereas Embraer 120 plane crash

Rio Branco, Brazil
Rico Linhas Aereas Embraer 120 plane crash - Rio Branco, Brazil

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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