What happened
During a daytime flight departing from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport, an Embraer Bandeirante was transporting three crew members along with 11 skydivers participating in an airshow. After the completion of the skydiving maneuvers and the successful exit of all passengers from the aircraft, the crew attempted to return to Galeão Airport.
During the approach to runway 32, the flight crew encountered mechanical difficulties related to the engines. Faced with these complications, the captain executed a decision to ditch the Embraer Bandeirante into Guanabara Bay. While the aircraft was destroyed in the incident, all three crew members were successfully rescued from the water.
Findings
Investigations into the accident identified that the primary factor leading to the ditching was an engine failure of undetermined origin.