Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823

Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823
	The aircraft involved in the accident in 1989 while still in service with DLT.
Accident
Date	30 August 2002
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain in inclement weather
Site	near Rio Branco International Airport, Rio Branco, Brazil
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
Operator	Rico Linhas Aéreas
ICAO flight No.	RLE4823
Call sign	RICO 4823
Registration	PT-WRQ
Flight origin	Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport
Stopover	Tarauacá Airport
Destination	Rio Branco International Airport
Occupants	31
Passengers	28
Crew	3
Fatalities	23
Injuries	8
Survivors	8

Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 was a short haul domestic Brazilian flight from Cruzeiro do Sul and Tarauacá to Rio Branco.^[1] On 30 August 2002, the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, registration PT-WRQ,^[2] flying the route crashed in heavy rain.^[1] Of the 31 aboard, 23 were killed, including all three crew members, and 20 of the 28 passengers.^[1]

Accident

As the Brasilia was on approach to Rio Branco, ground controllers granted the flight crew permission to land. The aircraft then entered a rainstorm and shortly after impacted with the ground tail first, 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi; 0.81 nmi) from the airport. The fuselage broke into three sections and a fire broke out, damaging the airplane beyond repair.^[2]