Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815

Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815
A Brazilian registered Embraer EMB 120 similar to the one involved in the crash
Accident
Date14 May 2004
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Site
Aircraft
Aircraft typeEmbraer EMB 120 Brasilia
OperatorRico Linhas Aéreas
RegistrationPT-WRO
Flight originTefé Airport, Tefé, Brazil
DestinationEduardo Gomes International Airport, Manaus, Brazil
Occupants33
Passengers30
Crew3
Fatalities33
Survivors0

Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from São Paulo de Olivença, northwest Brazil to Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state. On 14 May 2004, the aircraft operating the flight, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, crashed into the dense Amazon rainforest while on approach to Manaus. All 33 people on board were killed.