What happened
A flight departing from Rio Branco, carrying one pilot and four passengers, experienced a mechanical failure approximately 30 minutes after takeoff. The mission involved transporting four Japanese journalists to observe various indigenous tribes in the Santa Rosa do $Purus$ region from the air.
During the flight, the aircraft's left engine suffered an oil leak, resulting in a total loss of power to that engine. In response to the failure, the pilot initiated a descent to a lower altitude to attempt an emergency landing. However, the twin-engine aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Bujari, roughly 39 km from the departure point. The wreckage was located near the BR364 motorway.
Findings
- The primary cause of the engine failure was an oil leak in the left engine.
- All five occupants survived the impact with only slight injuries.