| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | May 14, 2004 |
| Time: | 1830 |
| Location: | Near Manaus, Brazil |
| Operator: | Rico Linhas Aereas |
| Flight #: | 4815 |
| Route: | Sao Paulo - Tefe - Manaus |
| AC Type: | Embraer 120ER Brasilia |
| Registration: | PT-WRO |
| cn / ln: | 120070 |
| Aboard: | 33 (passengers:30 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 33 (passengers:30 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane dropped off radar at Manaus' Eduardo Gomes International Airport about 10 miles from the runway after it suspended landing procedures to allow another plane carrying sick people on the way to a hospital to land. The plane crashed in dense jungle, making it difficult for rescue crews to reach the wreckage. |
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