The crash of GOL 1907

By : Peter Ladkin 5 10 2006

Sometime round about 16:00 local time on Friday 29 September, an Embraer Legacy jet on a delivery flight on airway UZ 6 in the Mato Grosso of Brasil collided with an object which took away most of a winglet and damaged the empennage. At around the same time, GOL 1907, a B737-800 (or B738 for short), also on UZ6, disappeared from radar. Parts were later found in the jungle; some pictures of the forward fuselage, taken by the military which is conducting the investigation, may be found at http://www.fab.mil.br/imprensa/Noticias/2006/10_out/0210_fotos_resgate.htm

The Legacy landed, damaged, at a local military airfield.

The purpose of this note is to say what is known, and to comment on what is being said, including rumors.

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