Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815
A Brazilian registered Embraer EMB 120 similar to the one involved in the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 May 2004 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia |
| Operator | Rico Linhas Aéreas |
| Registration | PT-WRO |
| Flight origin | Tefé Airport, Tefé, Brazil |
| Destination | Eduardo Gomes International Airport, Manaus, Brazil |
| Occupants | 33 |
| Passengers | 30 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 33 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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.