Incident Overview
A commercial aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) departed from Rio de Janeiro en route to Caravelas. The flight plan specified cruising at 1,500 meters along airway Vd-1. On board were 4 crew members and 9 passengers.
Sequence of Events
Fifty-eight minutes into the flight, the crew reported being over Campos at the assigned altitude of 1,500 meters. This was the last communication received from the aircraft. Subsequently, the wreckage was discovered on the summit of Mount Forno Grande, located in the state of Espírito Santo. There were no survivors, and the aircraft was destroyed upon impact.
Official Findings
According to the investigation, the probable cause of the accident was a combination of factors: the Forno Grande peak was not depicted on current aeronautical charts, the flight was conducted outside the designated airway, and the crew failed to adhere to the approved flight plan.