Mid-air collision over Brasil
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BBC News says it is GOL and that the Brazilian equivalent of the CAA says that its disappearance from radar is due to a collision with a small aircraft.
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Aircraft in question was a Gol B737-800, operating schedule service from Manaus to São Paulo, via Brasilia, and 155 souls on board (149 pax and six crew).
According my sources (someone inside Brazilian ATC) both planes were in level flight and collided, the other plane (initial reports show it as a Embraer Legacy operated by the military) managed to land on an Air Force Base with a big portion of the wing missing.
More to follow..
My thought with those souls and families..
According my sources (someone inside Brazilian ATC) both planes were in level flight and collided, the other plane (initial reports show it as a Embraer Legacy operated by the military) managed to land on an Air Force Base with a big portion of the wing missing.
More to follow..
My thought with those souls and families..
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Gol Flight 1907, apparently a B737-800. Should have arrived in Brasilia over 3 hours ago, flying from Manaus, 155 pax onboard. Colision near Serra do Cachimbo, state of Para. According to news here, the light aircraft managed to land on a nearby airport. The 737-800 was seen flying low afterwards. Weather supposedly not good at the time.
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Officials: Plane carrying 155 disappears
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americ...eut/index.html
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) -- Brazilian airline Gol said Friday it was trying to locate a passenger plane that disappeared from radar and failed to arrive at its destination.
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) -- Brazilian airline Gol said Friday it was trying to locate a passenger plane that disappeared from radar and failed to arrive at its destination.
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If Broomstick has the right tail number...
http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/open.file?i...ext_id=1115069
God bless them.
http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/open.file?i...ext_id=1115069
God bless them.
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According to this BBC article, both aeroplanes were equipped with TCAS and the collision was "inexplicable". Excerpt below.
The Estado news agency reported that the Legacy was piloted by a US citizen who had taken off from the Sao Jose dos Campos airport near Sao Paulo.
Ramon Bueno, an aviation official in Sao Paulo, told Estado that the mid-air collision was "inexplicable."
He said that the two planes were "very modern and have anti-collision systems, which sound an alarm to alert the plane to any obstacle".
Ramon Bueno, an aviation official in Sao Paulo, told Estado that the mid-air collision was "inexplicable."
He said that the two planes were "very modern and have anti-collision systems, which sound an alarm to alert the plane to any obstacle".
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I only bring it up because there is something eerily familiar here.
http://www.aeronautics.ru/news/news002/news053.htm
http://www.aeronautics.ru/news/news002/news053.htm
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Chain Event
As with most aviation accidents the cause is likely to be a chain of events and failures leading to collision.
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More about involved Embraer Legacy here, http://www.embraer.com.br/institucio...ation-I-06.pdf
Seem it also was brand new and on delivery to the US from Brazil by an US crew when it
collided with the Gol aircraft.
Seem it also was brand new and on delivery to the US from Brazil by an US crew when it
collided with the Gol aircraft.
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Embaer Legacy (Brazilian aircraft similar to Learjet 45)
Click here for more.
Noting the earlier report that the Embraer was operated by the Brazilian military, I hope the rumours I've heard about mil jets not operating with TCAS aren't true.
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From what I understand, the Legacy was on delivery to the US by US pilots
when it collided.
Also here´s a list in Portugese of the passengers on the Gol aircraft,
http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Brasil/...5-5598,00.html
when it collided.
Also here´s a list in Portugese of the passengers on the Gol aircraft,
http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Brasil/...5-5598,00.html