Air crash of Mamonas Assassinas

SERRA DA CANTAREIRA, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – MARCH 2, 1996 Mamonas Assassinas was a popular Brazilian rock band that became famous in the mid-1990s for its humorous and satirical style. The band combined a variety of musical genres, including rock, metal, pop and traditional Brazilian music, and their lyrics were often filled with comical, absurd and sometimes controversial themes.

Mamonas Assassinas

Mamonas Assassinas

The peak of the band’s popularity lasted less than a year. On March 2, 1996, the members of Mamonas Assassinas tragically crashed their plane while returning from a concert in Brasília. The accident killed all five band members and the plane’s crew. The tragedy shocked Brazil and the band became a legend in Brazilian music.

Air crash of Mamonas Assassinas

Newspaper article announcing the accident

The plane crash occurred just before landing at Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo. Their Learjet 25D aircraft was queued for landing, which means it makes circuits near the airport until the runway is cleared. But during this, the pilot lost his orientation and crashed into the Serra da Cantareira mountain range, about 11 miles (18 kilometers) from the airport.

The impact was instantaneous and no one on board the aircraft had a chance of surviving. Dinho (Alexandre Magno Abrão), Sérgio Reoli, Samuel Reoli, Bento Hinoto, Júlio Rasec – members of the band. And Jorge Martins, Alcir Gimarães, Isaías de Souza, Nilson Gomes – members of the plane’s crew. All of them died on the spot.

The investigation into the crash pointed to human error – pilot fatigue. The captain headed the plane towards the mountains instead of the airport, and when the “pull up” warning came from the plane, his reaction was too slow.

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 Date: 29/01/2025  Views: 4351  Comments: 1  Votes: 3

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