What happened
A special flight departing from Cruzeiro do Sul, intended for a medical support mission for the Ministry of Health, ended in a crash in the Rio Ituí region. The aircraft was transporting a crew of four and seven passengers to Tabatinga to assist with a vaccination program. During the flight, the crew experienced mechanical difficulties, which prompted a decision to perform an emergency landing.
During this maneuver, the single-engine aircraft went down in the Rio Ituí, a tributary of the Rio Javari, in an area situated between the villages of Aldeias Aurélio and Rio Novo. The accident resulted in two fatalities among the passengers. Following the crash, rescue efforts located the remaining occupants, and nine survivors were successfully recovered the following day.