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Minas Gerais recorded 140 aircraft accidents and 71 deaths in 10 years
Minas Gerais recorded 140 aircraft accidents and 71 deaths over the 10 years covered by data from Brazil’s Cenipa, the aviation accident investigation and prevention center.
The state had nine recorded cases through August this year, including two fatal accidents that killed four people.
Belo Horizonte had the most accidents, with 13, followed by Pará de Minas with 11 and Uberaba with five.
On Friday, two aircraft crashed in Minas Gerais about five hours apart, killing four people.
One was a small plane that crashed in Belo Horizonte; the other was a police aircraft that went down near Ipatinga.
The crashes are not yet included in the Cenipa data, and the Brazilian Air Force said investigations are under way.
Minas Gerais ranks fourth among Brazilian states for accidents over the decade, behind São Paulo, Mato Grosso and Rio Grande do Sul.
Minas Gerais recorded 140 aircraft accidents and 71 deaths over the past 10 years, according to Cenipa data.
By August this year, the state had recorded nine accidents, including two fatal accidents that killed four people.
Belo Horizonte had the highest number of accidents, with 13, followed by Pará de Minas with 11 and Uberaba with five.
Two aircraft crashes in Belo Horizonte on Friday killed four people, but the incidents had not yet been added to the data panel.
The most common recorded accident factors included loss of control in flight, engine failure or malfunction, and runway excursions.
- Who
- Aircraft operators and people involved in accidents in Minas Gerais; Cenipa compiled the data.
- What
- The state recorded 140 aircraft accidents and 71 deaths over 10 years.
- When
- Over the past 10 years; the data also recorded nine accidents through August this year.
- Where
- Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the most accidents recorded in Belo Horizonte.
- Why
- Not stated
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Minas Gerais recorded 140 aircraft accidents and 71 deaths, according to Cenipa data.
The state recorded nine accidents, including two fatal accidents that killed four people.
Two aircraft crashed in Belo Horizonte about five hours apart, killing four people.
The initial investigation action into the crash of a Minas Gerais Military Police aircraft was completed.
- Accidents over 10 years
- 140
- Deaths over 10 years
- 71
- Belo Horizonte accidents
- 13
- Pará de Minas accidents
- 11
- Uberaba accidents
- 5
- Most frequent accident factor
- Loss of control in flight, with 33 cases
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