Crash: NOAR L410 , lost height

[speedbird1960]

Crash: NOAR L410 near Recife on Jul 13th 2011, lost height

"A NOAR Linhas Aereas LET L-410, registration PR-NOB performing scheduled flight 4896 from Recife,PE to Natal,RN (Brazil) with 14 passengers and 2 crew, was in the initial climb when the crew called Mayday around 06:51L (09:51Z)."

http://avherald.com/h?article=43fa03da&opt=0

Brazil plane crash in Recife kills all 16 on board

This must have been an awful thing to witness.
"I saw a woman in a window [of the plane] asking for help and it just exploded" witness Erandir Rodriguez told the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-latin-america-14137774

Associated Press

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/13/3766338/plane-crash-in-brazil-kills-16.html

Condolences to all the family's.

Mike / Speedbird

[speedbird1960]

NOAR grounded by Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority.

"On Jul 18th Brazil's Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) decided to suspend NOAR's Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) indefinitely, effectively grounding the airline, due to irregularities in their aircraft and maintenance documentation. An investigation has been initiated, that is going to last at least a week and may result in penalties ranging from the company being fined to their AOC being revoked. The airline's website has no indication of the suspension of flights or any message regarding the crash."( Aviation Herald.)

http://avherald.com/h?article=43fa03da&opt=0

Mike / Speedbird