| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 29, 2006 |
| Time: | 15:59 |
| Location: | Near Sao Felix do Araguaia , Brazil |
| Operator: | Gol Airlines / Private |
| Flight #: | 1907 |
| Route: | Manaus - Brasilia |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-737-8EH /EMB-135JB |
| Registration: | PR-GTD / N600XL |
| cn / ln: | 34653/2039 /14500965 |
| Aboard: | 154 (passengers:148 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 154 (passengers:148 crew:6) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The flight disappeared from radar at 16:50 after leaving Manaus at 15:35, scheduled to arrive at Brasilia at 18:12. While en route the jetliner collided with an Embraer EMB-135BJ Legaacy 600 business jet. The Embraer was able to land safely at Serra de Cachimbo with a damaged wing and tail. The flight recorder transcript from the executive jet showed that the pilots were told by Brazilian air traffic control to fly at the same altitude as the Boeing 737 before the planes collided. Anti-collision equipment on the Embraer was either not turned on or malfunctioned. |
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