Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823

2002 aviation accident

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Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823
Accident
The aircraft involved in the accident in 1989 while still in service with DLT.
Date	30 August 2002
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain in inclement weather
Site	near Rio Branco International Airport, Rio Branco, Brazil
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
Operator	Rico Linhas Aéreas
ICAO flight No.	RLE4823
Call sign	RICO 4823
Registration	PT-WRQ
Flight origin	Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport
Stopover	Tarauacá Airport
Destination	Rio Branco International Airport
Occupants	31
Passengers	28
Crew	3
Fatalities	23
Injuries	8
Survivors	8

Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 was a short haul domestic Brazilian flight from Cruzeiro do Sul and Tarauacá to Rio Branco. On 30 August 2002, the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, registration PT-WRQ, flying the route crashed in heavy rain. Of the 31 aboard, 23 were killed, including all three crew members, and 20 of the 28 passengers.

As the Brasilia was on approach to Rio Branco, ground controllers granted the flight crew permission to land. The aircraft then entered a rainstorm and shortly after impacted with the ground tail first, 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi; 0.81 nmi) from the airport. The fuselage broke into three sections and a fire broke out, damaging the airplane beyond repair.

References

^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Embraer 120ER Brasilia PT-WRQ Rio Branco, AC (RBR)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
^ "Rico Linhas Aereas PT-WRQ (Embraer 120 Brasilia - MSN 43) (Ex D-CEME N318MC PT-SLF)". www.airfleets.net. Airfleets aviation. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

External links

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Aviation accidents and incidents in 2002 (2002)

Jan 5 Tampa Cessna 172 crashJan 14 Siberia Airlines Flight 852Jan 16 Garuda Indonesia Flight 421Jan 27 Shelkovskaya Mi-8 crashJan 28 TAME Flight 120Feb 12 Iran Air Tours Flight 956Apr 15 Air China Flight 129Apr 18 Pirelli Tower airplane crashMay 3 Jalandhar MiG-21 crashMay 4 EAS Airlines Flight 4226May 7 China Northern Airlines Flight 6136May 7 EgyptAir Flight 843May 25 China Airlines Flight 611Jun 17 C-130 Hercules airtanker crashJul 1 Überlingen mid-air collisionJul 1 America West Airlines Flight 556Jul 4 Prestige Airlines Boeing 707 crashJul 10 Swiss International Air Lines Flight 850Jul 16 Bristow Helicopters Sikorsky S-76A crashJul 18 PB4Y-2 Privateer airtanker crashJul 26 FedEx Express Flight 1478Jul 27 Sknyliv air show disasterJul 28 Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560Aug 19 Khankala Mi-26 crashAug 22 Shangri-La Air Twin Otter crashAug 30 Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823Sep 14 Total Linhas Aéreas Flight 5561Oct 9 Northwest Airlines Flight 85Nov 6 Luxair Flight 9642Nov 11 Laoag International Airlines Flight 585Dec 21 TransAsia Airways Flight 791Dec 23 Aeromist-Kharkiv Flight 2137

2001 ◄ ► 2003

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