- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: September 20, 1990
Time: 1940
Location: Off Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
Operator: SUDENE
Flight #: ?
Route: Fernando de Noronha - Recife
AC Type: Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante
Registration: PT-FAW
cn / ln: 110368
Aboard: 12   (passengers:10  crew:2)
Fatalities: 12   (passengers:10  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: The predeparture check lists were carried out by the first officer, while the captain arrived late. The aircraft s taxied out immediately and it is presumed that the crew did not carry out the pretakeoff checklist. The airplane took off, entered a steep climb and turned right. Shortly afterwards the plane dove into the sea. Both pilots had very little experience on Bandeirante planes.
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