Accident Details
On March 12, 2013, at approximately 2330 UTC, an Embraer Aircraft EMB-820C, registration PT-VAQ, crashed while approaching Monte Dourado Airport (SBMD) in Almeirim, Brazil. The aircraft was operated by Fretax Taxi Aereo Ltda and was conducting a non-scheduled revenue passenger flight from Val de Cans International Airport (SBBE) in Belem, Brazil, to SBMD.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The flight plan information was unknown, and the departure time from SBBE was not determined.
Wreckage and Casualties
The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and a subsequent post-crash fire. The pilot and nine passengers sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was lost from radar at 2026 UTC. The wreckage was discovered the following day in a eucalyptus plantation, located approximately 300 meters north of a nearby railway.
Investigation
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil, specifically the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA). Further information regarding this accident may be obtained from CENIPA's Information Technology Division.