Tucuruí Airport
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Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

  • 24 February 1981: a Votec Embraer EMB110P Bandeirante
    Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
    The Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante is a general purpose 15-21 passenger twin-turboprop light transport aircraft suitable for military and civil duties...

     registration PT-GLB flying from Tucuruí to Belém-Val de Cães
    Val de Cães International Airport
    Belém-Val de Cães/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport is the main airport serving Belém, Brazil. Val de Cães, the name of the neighborhood where the airport is located, is the most common spelling although Val de Cans is also considered correct...

    collided with a ship in dry dock while approaching Belém in rain and high winds. The aircraft subsequently struck two barges and broke in two. The front part crashed onto a tug, and the tail section sank. Only 3 passengers of a total of 14 passengers and crew survived.

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