Brazilian air force releases first pictures of Embraer Legacy in Friday's fatal collision
Flight Global ^ | October 2, 2006 | Justin Wastnage
Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:03:48 PM by bellevuesbest
The Brazilian air force (FAB) has released photographs of the Embraer Legacy 600 business jet that collided with a Gol Linhas Aereas Boeing 737-800 on Friday killing 151 passengers and crew on board. The air force has begun its investigation into the case of the crash and has retained the Embraer aircraft.
The aircraft (N600XL, pictured below) was on its delivery flight to the new owner, Excelaire, and was scheduled to land at Embraer's facility in Manaus to refuel. Following the collision, the Legacy 600 landed at the Cachimbo air force base. The FAB says the aircraft, which has a damaged wing from the impact, is under enquiry at Cachimbo and that the crew will undergo a debrief. The images show that the left winglet on the aircraft has been sheared off.
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