Accidents
Accidents: September 2012

Preliminary Report: Turboprop Crashes in Brazil

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200GT, July 28, 2012, near São Paulo, Brazil–The King Air crashed into a small hotel while on a daylight approach in poor weather to Francisco Alvares de Assis Airport (SBJF) in southeast Brazil. All eight people aboard the aircraft died in the accident. No one on the ground was injured. The aircraft was reportedly on its third approach attempt when it struck the ground approximately 1,300 feet short of Runway 3. Weather reports indicated a 100-foot ceiling with visibility of less than a mile in heavy fog.