Embraer plane crashes

EMB-110 Bandeirante, EMB-120 Brasilia
ERJ-135, ERJ-145, ERJ-190

The following are significant events involving the aircraft models listed above.. The numbered events are those involving at least one airline passenger death where the aircraft flight had a direct or indirect role, and where at least one of the dead passengers was not a stowaway, hijacker, or saboteur.

ERJ-135 crashes

29 September 2006; ExcelAire Legacy 600 (ERJ-135) and Gol Linhas Aereas 737-800; near Peixoto de Azevedo, Brazil:
The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Manaus to Brasilia when it had a midair collision in the area of São Félix do Xingu with an Embraer ERJ- 135 Legacy 600 executive jet operated by ExcelAire. The ExcelAire Legacy 600 jet had been on a flight from São José dos Campos to Manaus. After the collision, which damaged the left wing, left stabilizer, and left elevator of the executive jet, the crew of the damaged ExcelAire aircraft was able to land at a nearby military airfield at Cachimbo, Brazil. The 737 subsequently crashed 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of the Peixoto de Azevedo municipality. The Legacy 600 was on the first leg of a delivery flight to the U.S. The 737 aircraft was also relatively new, having come into service with the airline less than three weeks before the crash.

All six crew members and 148 passengers on the 737 were killed. The two crew members and five passengers on the Legacy 600 were not injured. This is not a numbered fatal event because the Legacy aircraft, although based on the design of the ERJ135 regional airliner, was not airline passenger flight. This event is a numbered fatal event for the 737.

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ERJ-145 crashes

16 June 2010; United Express; Embraer E145LR; N847HK; flight 8050; Ottawa, Canada: United Express 8050, a nonstop flight from Washington's Dulles airport to Ottawa's Macdonald-Cartier airport, landed on runway 7, was unable to stop on the runway, coming to rest about 150 meters off the end of the runway. It was raining at the time of the accident. The nose landing gear collapsed, and there was no post crash fire. Both pilots and one passenger was injured. The other 32 passengers and the flight attendant were not injured. The investigation concluded that the crew landed at a higher than recommended speed and did not set the flaps at the recommended position for the wet runway conditions, which resulted in a higher landing speed and longer landing distance.
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4 September 2011; United Express; Embraer E145LR; N840HK; flight 3363; Ottawa, Canada: The aircraft was on a scheduled international flight from Chicago, IL to Ottawa's Macdonald-Cartier airport. It started to rain shortly before landing and the aircraft landed on runway 32. The accident investigation concluded that the aircraft was at a higher than recommended speed shortly before touchdown, and the crew chose to continue the landing rather than follow standard operating procedures and abort the landing. After touching down, the aircraft began to hydroplane and the crew was not able to stop the aircraft on the runway. After veering off the runway, both main landing gear collapsed and there was a fuel leak due to a damage landing gear, but there was no post crash fire. The three crew members and 44 passengers were not injured.
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ERJ-190 crashes

24 August 2010; Henan Airlines ERJ-190; B-3130; flight VD8387; Yichun, China:
The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Harbin to Yichun, China. The aircraft broke up and caught fire after it overran the runway after landing. At the time of the crash, there was fog in the area and limited visibility. The aircraft carried five crew members and 91 passengers, and 43 of the occupants were killed. At least one flight crew member survived.
29 November 2013; LAM Mozambique Airlines Embraer 190; C9-EMC; flight 470; Bwabwata National Park, Namibia: The aircraft was on a scheduled international flight from Maputo, Mozambique to Luanda, Angola. While the aircraft was cruising at 38,000 feet, the captain apparently programmed the aircraft to descend to 592 feet above mean sea level, which was below ground level. Engine power was also set to idle, and the speedbrakes were manually deployed. These actions put the aircraft into a rapid descent, at one point triggering an overspeed warning. On three occasions, different altitudes were selected to order a descent to the ground with autopilot. The cockpit voice recorder showed several aural warnings, as well as noises of repeated knocking and calls, corresponding to attempts, presumably by the first officer, to get back into in the cockpit. The captain, the other five crew members, and all 27 passengers were killed in the crash.
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Preliminary accident investigation report - 1 December 2014
Final accident investigation report - 30 March 2016

31 July 2018; Aeromexico Embraer ERJ-190AR; XA-GAL; flight AM2431; Durango, Mexico: The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff on a domestic flight from Durango to Mexico City, Mexico. There were no fatalities among the 99 passengers and four crew members.
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12 May 2019; Myanmar National Airlines Embraer ERJ-190LR; XY-AGQ; flight UB103; Mandalay, Myanmar: During approach, the crew could not extend the nose gear. The aircraft overflew the runway twice to have tower check the landing gear and then entered a hold to burn off fuel. The crew landed on the runway with the main landing gear only, substantially damaging the aircraft. Smoke entered the cabin and the occupants evacuated. The seven crew members and 82 passengers were not injured.

EMB-110 Bandeirante crashes

27 February 1975; VASP Embraer Bandeirante; São Paulo, Brazil: This aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff. Both crew members and all 13 passengers were killed.
22 January 1976; Transbrasil Embraer Bandeirante; Chapeco, Brazil: This aircraft crashed during takeoff. Both crew members and five of the six passengers were killed.
20 June 1977; TAMU Embraer Bandeirante; Salto, Uruguay: This aircraft crashed during landing. Both crew members and two of the six passengers were killed.
8 February 1979; Transportes Aéreos Regionais (TAM) Embraer Bandeirante; PT-SBB; Bauru, Brazil: This aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff on a scheduled domestic flight to São Paulo. Both crew members and all 16 passengers were killed.
TAM plane crashes
24 February 1981; Votec Embraer Bandeirante; Belem, Brazil: This aircraft crashed during landing. Both crew members and 10 of the 12 passengers were killed.
2 September 1981; Taxi Aéreo El Venado Embraer Bandierante; HK-2651; Paipa, Colombia: This aircraft was on a nonscheduled domestic charter flight carrying employees of an petroleum company between Paipa and Cartegena, Colombua. The aircraft was reportedly overloaded, entered a stall shortly after takeoff, and crashed near the departure airport. Both crew members and 19 of the 20 passengers were killed. The sole survivor was 26-year-old Remberto Aparacio.
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7 October 1983; Transportes Aéreos Regionais (TAM) Embraer Bandeirante; PP-SBH; Araçatuba, Brazil: This aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Campo Grande to Araçatuba and crashed into level ground in a severe rain storm during the approach. Both crew members and five of the 13 passengers were killed.
TAM plane crashes
18 April 1984; Votec Embraer Bandeirante; near Imperatiz, Brazil: The aircraft collided with a second Votec Bandeirante while both aircraft were in a holding pattern. The first aircraft lost control and crashed. Both crew members and all 16 passengers were killed. The other ditched in a river after having its left engine torn away. One passenger of the 16 on the second aircraft was also killed.

28 June 1984; Transportes Aéreos Regionais (TAM) Embraer Bandeirante; PP-SBC; near São Pedro da'Aldeia, Brazil: This aircraft had an en route mishap during an unscheduled domestic charter flight from Rio de Janeiro to Macaé. Because this was not an airline flight, this was not considered a numbered event Both crew members and all 16 passengers were killed.
TAM plane crashes
6 December 1984; Provincetown-Boston Airlines Embraer Bandeirante; Jacksonville, FL: Due to an undetermined problem with the control system and the flight crew reaction to the anomaly, the elevator and horizontal stabilizer separated from the aircraft during initial climb. Both crew members and all 11 passengers were killed.
23 January 1985; Aires Embraer Bandeirante; near Buga, Colombia: The aircraft suffered an en route mishap. Both crew members and all 17 passengers were killed.
23 June 1985; TABA Embraer Bandeirante; near Diamantino, Brazil: The aircraft had an engine failure soon after takeoff and hit a vehicle during a forced landing. Both crew members and all 17 passengers were killed.
13 March 1986; Simmons Airlines Embraer Bandeirante; Alpena, MI: The aircraft had an uncontrolled flight into terrain after the crew continued a descent below decision height in weather conditions that were below minimums for the approach. Neither the flight crew or the air traffic controllers were aware that the weather was below minimums. One of the two crew members and two of the seven passengers were killed.
6 February 1987; Talair Embraer Bandeirante; Stettin Bay, Papua New Guinea: The aircraft crashed into the sea during a heavy storm. Both crew members and 13 of the 16 passengers were killed.
1 March 1988; Comair (South Africa) Embraer Bandeirante; Wadeville, South Africa: It was suspected that the aircraft had an in flight breakup due to a suicide using explosives. Both crew members and all 15 passengers were killed.
14 November 1988; Wasawings Embraer Bandeirante; Seinajoki, Finland: The aircraft had a crash during landing. Both crew members and three of the 10 passengers were killed.
11 November 1991; Nordeste Embraer Bandeirante; near Recife, Brazil: The aircraft crashed into village five minutes after takeoff. All three crew members and 12 passengers were killed, as were two people on the ground.
3 February 1992; Nordeste Embraer Bandeirante; Caeitite, Brazil: The aircraft hit high ground in bad weather while positioning for visual approach. Both crew members and all 10 passengers were killed.
15 April 1992; Talair Embraer Bandeirante; near Daulo Pass, Papua New Guinea: The aircraft hit high ground in bad weather en route. Both crew members and nine of the 13 passengers were killed.
23 March 1993; Oeste Linhas Aereas Embraer Bandeirante; Tangara da Serra, Brazil: The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff. Both crew members and all four passengers were killed.
7 May 1994; Rico Taxi Aereo; Embraer Bandeirante; San Gabriel, Brazil: The aircraft had a landing accident during an unscheduled passenger flight. Both crew members and six of the 14 passengers were killed.
19 July 1994; Alas Chiricanas Embraer Bandeirante; near Colon, Panama: The aircraft reportedly destroyed in flight by an explosive device. All three crew members and 18 passengers were killed.
24 May 1995; Knight Air Embraer Bandeirante; near Leeds, England: The aircraft broke up in flight during approach in stormy weather. The artificial horizon reportedly failed, and the weather radar was not serviceable prior to the aircraft's last departure. There was also evidence of a lightning strike The three crew members and nine passengers were all killed.
14 August 1995; Aires Colombia Embraer Bandeirante; near Santander, Colombia: The aircraft had a controlled flight into terrain into a mountain at the 14,500 foot (4420m) level. Both crew members and all eight passengers were killed.
1 November 1996; TAPSA Embraer Bandeirante; Tikal, Guatemala: The aircraft crashed five miles (eight km) from the airport during approach. Both crew members and all 14 passengers were killed.
9 December 1997; Sowind Air Bandeirante; Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba Canada: The aircraft crashed short of the runway during an approach in freezing rain and fog. One of the two crew members and three of the 15 passengers were killed.
16 June 1999; Airlink Bandeirante; near Goroka, Papual New Guinea: The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Nadzab to Goroka when it crashed into high ground about 12.5 miles (20 km) from Goroka. Both crew members and all 15 passengers were killed.
24 July 1999; Air Fiji Bandeirante; near Suva, Fiji: The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Suva to Nadi when it struck a ridge in a mountainous region of the island nation. Both crew members and all 15 passengers were killed.
7 February 2009; Manaus Aerotaxi Embraer Bandeirante; near Santo Antonio, Brazil: The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Coari. The crew reportedly encountered heavy rain and was attempted to turn back about an hour into the flight. The plane crashed into the Manacapuru River, killing both crew members and 22 of the 26 passengers. Eight of the passengers were small children.

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EMB-120 Brasilia crashes

21 December 1987; Air Littoral Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia; Bordeaux, France: The aircraft crashed on approach in foggy conditions. All three crew members and 13 passengers perished.
5 April 1991; Atlantic Southeast Airlines Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia; Brunswick, GA: The aircraft lost control and crashed as a result of a malfunction of the left engine propeller control unit which allowed the propeller blade angles to go below the flight idle position. The NTSB also stated that contributing to the accident was the deficient design of the propeller control unit which did not correctly evaluate the failure mode that occurred during this flight, which resulted in an uncommanded and uncorrectable movement of the blades of the airplane's left propeller below the flight idle position. All three crew members and 20 passengers were killed. Among the passengers on that flight were former US Senator John Tower and NASA astronaut Sonny Carter
11 September 1991; Continental Express Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia; Flight 2574; Eagle Lake, TX: The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Laredo, TX to Houston, TX. The airplane broke up in flight while descending from cruise. The horizontal stabilizer separated from the fuselage before ground impact. Examination revealed that the 47 screw fasteners that would have attached the upper surface of the leading edge assembly for the left side of the horizontal stabilizer were missing. They had been removed the night before during scheduled maintenance. All three crew members and 11 passengers were killed.
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21 August 1995; Delta Connection (Atlantic Southeast Airlines) Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia; near Carrolton, GA: As the aircraft was climbing through 18,000 feet, the left propeller shed a blade and the propeller would not feather. The crew was unable to maintain altitude and diverted to a nearby airport. The airplane hit trees and crashed about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the airport and was destroyed by fire. One of the three crew members and seven of the 26 passengers were killed.
9 January 1997; Delta Connection (Comair) Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia; near Monroe, MI: The aircraft was en route to Detroit Metro Airport from Cincinnati when it crashed shortly before dusk in a field about 20 miles (32 km) south of the airport. According to various news reports, the aircraft spiraled into the ground and was destroyed by the impact and subsequent fire. The weather at the time was overcast with snow, visibility 1.5 miles (2.4 km), and light winds. The flight crew did not have any unusual communications with air traffic control prior to the crash. The three crew members and 26 passengers were all killed.
14 May 2004; Rico Linhas Aéreas Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia; near Manaus, Brazil: The airplane, on a domestic flight from São Paulo de Oliven�a to Manaus via Tefé, crashed in the tropical jungle near the Rio Negro river while approaching Manaus. All three crew members and 30 passengers were killed.

3 October 2013; Associated Aviation Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia; 5N-BJY; flight SCD-361; Lagos, Nigeria: The aircraft was a domestic charter flight from Lagos to Akure, Nigeria. According to the accident report, the flaps had not been set for takeoff, and and the crew received a flap-related takeoff warning shortly after starting the takeoff roll. Shortly after the crew received the flap warning, the crew feathered the right engine and activated that engine's fire handle. The crew elected to continue the takeoff, and about ten seconds after lifting off the runway, the crew received a stall warning. The aircraft entered a stall, and impacted the ground nose down and close to a 90 degree right bank attitude. , the crew received a Shortly after takeoff, en route to Detroit Metro Airport from Cincinnati when it crashed shortly before dusk in a field about 20 miles (32 km) south of the airport. According to various news reports, the aircraft spiraled into the ground and was destroyed by the impact and subsequent fire. The weather at the time was overcast with snow, visibility 1.5 miles (2.4 km), and light winds. The flight crew did not have any unusual communications with air traffic control prior to the crash. There were seven crew members and 13 passengers on board, and all but four were killed. Because this was a charter flight and not a regular airline flight, this is considered a signifiant event and not a numbered event.
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12 October 2017; Guicango Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia; D2-FDO; near Cuílo, Angola: The aircraft was a domestic air ambulance flight transporting a patient from Dundo to Luanda, Angola. About 15 minutes after departure, the crew reported an engine malfunction and fire. The aircraft crashed near the town of Cuílo, killing all three crew members and four passengers, including the patient.

12 May 2019; Myanmar National Airlines Embraer ERJ-190LR; XY-AGQ; flight UB103; Mandalay, Myanmar: The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Yangon to Mandalay, Myanmar. During approach, the crew could not extend the nose gear. The aircraft overflew the runway twice to have tower check the landing gear and then entered a hold to burn off fuel. The crew landed on the runway with the main landing gear only, substantially damaging the fuselage of the aircraft. Smoke entered the cabin and the occupants evacuated. The seven crew members and 82 passengers were not injured.

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