ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234812
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| Date: | Sunday 1 June 1980 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-721C Sertanejo |
| Owner/operator: | Táxi Aéreo Garapu |
| Registration: | PT-EGI |
| MSN: | 721029 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barra do Garças, MG -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Aragarças, GO |
| Cuiabá, MG | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed when pilot Mauro Milhomem flew into the hotel building his mother-in-law owned. Five occupants aboard killed; another two on the ground. Four were injured.
The pilot was possibly attempting to kill his wife after an argument with her. She apparently commited suicide days after the crash.
Sources:
Folha de São Paulo 5 June 1980 p11
Folha de São Paulo 3 June 1980 p12
Tribuna da Imprensa 6 June 1980 p2
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barra_do_Gar%C3%A7as_air_disaster
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2020 15:40 | Anon. | Added |
| 06-Apr-2020 17:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 07-Apr-2020 16:20 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2020 06:16 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2020 06:17 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2020 11:25 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 08-Jan-2021 07:47 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Nature] |
| 10-Oct-2021 15:59 | Wacky Wars | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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