2021 Piedade de Caratinga Beechcraft King Air crash

2021 Piedade de Caratinga Beechcraft King Air crash
The occupants of the aircraft being recovered
Accident
Date5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)
SummaryCrashed on final approach, under investigation
SitePiedade de Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19°46′5.5″S 42°6′27.62″W[1]
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBeechcraft C90A King Air
OperatorPEC Aviation
RegistrationPT-ONJ
Flight originGoiânia International Airport, Goiânia
DestinationUbaporanga Airport, Caratinga, Brazil
Passengers3
Crew2
Fatalities5
Survivors0

On 5 November 2021, a Beechcraft King Air on approach to the Ubaporanga Airport at Piedade de Caratinga, near Caratinga, Brazil, crashed 4 kilometers from the runway, killing all five people on board.[2] Among the victims was Brazilian singer Marília Mendonça.[3][4] The airplane involved belonged to PEC Aviation, a Brazilian air taxi operating airline company.

PT-ONJ, the aircraft involved, photographed on August 2021. Less than 3 months before accident.

Accident

During approach, the aircraft struck high-power cables and crashed into a waterfall.[5]

Investigations

Investigations will be conducted by the Civil Police and the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), on preliminary data, the plane with registration number PT-ONJ was up to date and with active registration. The plane and pilot were authorized to perform air taxi service and both pilot and copilot were considered experienced and the flying conditions at the time of the crash were favorable.

At the scene there was a strong odor of fuel but no fire.[6][7]

On 5 November, the Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais issued a note stating that the aircraft had hit high-power cables in Caratinga, in the Vale do Rio Doce. Preliminary information from pilots who were flying over the area at the same time of the crash corroborate the statement, having witnessed the moment when the twin-engine turboprop aircraft hit the electric cables.[8]

So far, according to FAB, there is still no information about the dynamics of the accident and its cause.[9]

Victims

Apart from Marília Mendonça, on board the aircraft were pilot Geraldo Martins de Medeiros Júnior and copilot Tarciso Pessoa Viana,[10] Among those also killed were Mendonça's uncle and producer.[11][12][13]

See also

References
  1. "Linha de distribuição atingida por aeronave com Marília Mendonça está fora da zona de proteção do aeroporto de Caratinga, diz Cemig" [Distribution line hit by aircraft with Marília Mendonça is outside the protection zone of Caratinga airport, says Cemig]. GLOBO.COM (in Portuguese). Grupo Globo. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. "Avião de Marília Mendonça caiu a 4 km do aeroporto em Caratinga" [Marília Mendonça plane drops 4 km from the airport in Caratinga]. Estado de Minas (in Portuguese). 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  3. "Marília Mendonça morre em acidente de avião na serra da Caratinga, em Minas Gerais" [Marília Mendonça dies in a plane accident in the Serra da Caratinga, in Minas Gerais]. El País Brasil (in Portuguese). 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  4. Benevides, Gabriel (2021-11-05). "Avião com cantora Marília Mendonça cai no interior de Minas Gerais" [Airplane with singer Marília Mendonça crashes in the interior of Minas Gerais]. AEROFLAP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  5. Ranter, Harro. "Accident Beechcraft C90A King Air PT-ONJ, 05 Nov 2021". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  6. "Cantora Marília Mendonça morre em acidente aéreo; o que se sabe até agora" [Singer Marília Mendonça dies in a plane crash; what is known so far]. BBC News Brasil (in Portuguese). 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  7. "Bombeiros retiram todos os corpos do avião de Maeilia Mendonça" [Firefighters remove all bodies from Marília Mendonça's plane]. Estado de Minas (in Portuguese). 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  8. "Cemig confirma que avião com Marília Mendonça atingiu cabo de torre de alta tensão antes de cair em MG" [Cemig confirms that the plane with Marília Mendonça hit a high-voltage tower cable before crashing in MG]. G1 (in Portuguese). 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  9. TEMPO, O. (2021-11-05). "Avião de Marília Mendonça atingiu cabo da Cemig e deixou 33 mil sem energia" [Marília Mendonça plane hits Cemig cable and left 33 thousand without power]. Cidades (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  10. "Quem são as outras vítimas do acidente de avião com Marília Mendonça" [Who are the other victims of the plane crash with Marília Mendonça]. G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  11. "Marília Mendonça morre aos 26 anos em queda de avião em Minas Gerais" [Marília Mendonça dies at age 26 in a plane crash in Minas Gerais]. G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  12. "Produtor geral de Marília Mendonça, uma das vítimas do acidente com avião, era baiano; conheça Henrique Ribeiro" [General producer of Marília Mendonça, one of the victims of the plane accident, was from Bahia; meet Henrique Ribeiro]. G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  13. "Ex-produtor de Cristiano Araújo, baiano morreu no acidente que matou Marília Mendonça" [Former Cristiano Araújo's producer, bahian died in the accident that killed Marília Mendonça]. Correio 24 horas (in Portuguese). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
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