PEC Aviation

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== Fleet ==
== Fleet ==
[[File:PEC Taxi Aereo Beechcraft C90A King Air PT-ONJ new livery (cropped).jpg|thumb]]
PEC operates one Beechcraft [[King Air]] C90B, one [[Cessna Caravan|Cessna Grand Caravan C208B]], and one [[Piper Seneca|Seneca]]’s. PEC has the newest turboprop fleet of air taxi operators in the Central-west region.[https://www.aircharterguide.com/Operator_Info/PEC+TAXI+AEREO/98546/GOIANIA/68262 PEC TAXI AEREO] aircharterguide.com, accessdate 23 September 2020
PEC operates one Beechcraft [[King Air]] C90B, one [[Cessna Caravan|Cessna Grand Caravan C208B]], and one [[Piper Seneca|Seneca]]’s. PEC has the newest turboprop fleet of air taxi operators in the Central-west region.[https://www.aircharterguide.com/Operator_Info/PEC+TAXI+AEREO/98546/GOIANIA/68262 PEC TAXI AEREO] aircharterguide.com, accessdate 23 September 2020


== Accident ==
== Accident and incidents==
[[File:PEC Taxi Aereo Beechcraft C90A King Air PT-ONJ new livery (cropped).jpg|thumb]]
* November 5, 2021: a [[Beechcraft King Air]] registration PT-ONJ operating a [[2021 Piedade de Caratinga Beechcraft King Air crash|chartered flight]] from [[Goiânia International Airport|Goiânia]] to Ubaporanga while on final approach crashed on a waterfall {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the airport, in the municipality of [[Piedade de Caratinga]]. The crash killed all the occupants, being two crew members and three passengers, among them singer [[Marília Mendonça]] due to a concert in Caratinga on the same day. The cause of the accident was determined to be pilot error.{{cite web|url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2021/11/05/interna_gerais,1320420/aviao-de-marilia-mendonca-caiu-a-4-km-do-aeroporto-em-caratinga.shtml |title=Avião de Marília Mendonça caiu a 4 km do aeroporto em Caratinga |author=Larissa Ricci e Matheus Adler |date=5 November 2021 |publisher=Jornal Estado de Minas |accessdate=5 November 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106010443/https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2021/11/05/interna_gerais,1320420/aviao-de-marilia-mendonca-caiu-a-4-km-do-aeroporto-em-caratinga.shtml|archivedate=6 November 2021}} Before hitting the ground, the aircraft hit high-voltage tower cables, which, according to pilot reports, had hindered landings in previous months.{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2021/11/05/cemig-confirma-que-aviao-com-marilia-mendonca-atingiu-cabo-de-torre-de-alta-tensao-antes-de-cair-em-mg.ghtml |title=Cemig confirma que avião com Marília Mendonça atingiu cabo de torre de alta tensão antes de cair em MG |author=G1 |date=5 November 2021 |accessdate=5 November 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106010734/https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2021/11/05/cemig-confirma-que-aviao-com-marilia-mendonca-atingiu-cabo-de-torre-de-alta-tensao-antes-de-cair-em-mg.ghtml|archivedate=6 November 2021}}
* November 5, 2021: a [[Beechcraft King Air]] registration PT-ONJ operating a [[2021 Piedade de Caratinga Beechcraft King Air crash|chartered flight]] from [[Goiânia International Airport|Goiânia]] to Ubaporanga while on final approach crashed on a waterfall {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the airport, in the municipality of [[Piedade de Caratinga]]. The crash killed all the occupants, being two crew members and three passengers, among them singer [[Marília Mendonça]] due to a concert in Caratinga on the same day. The cause of the accident was determined to be pilot error.{{cite web|url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2021/11/05/interna_gerais,1320420/aviao-de-marilia-mendonca-caiu-a-4-km-do-aeroporto-em-caratinga.shtml |title=Avião de Marília Mendonça caiu a 4 km do aeroporto em Caratinga |author=Larissa Ricci e Matheus Adler |date=5 November 2021 |publisher=Jornal Estado de Minas |accessdate=5 November 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106010443/https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2021/11/05/interna_gerais,1320420/aviao-de-marilia-mendonca-caiu-a-4-km-do-aeroporto-em-caratinga.shtml|archivedate=6 November 2021}} Before hitting the ground, the aircraft hit high-voltage tower cables, which, according to pilot reports, had hindered landings in previous months.{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2021/11/05/cemig-confirma-que-aviao-com-marilia-mendonca-atingiu-cabo-de-torre-de-alta-tensao-antes-de-cair-em-mg.ghtml |title=Cemig confirma que avião com Marília Mendonça atingiu cabo de torre de alta tensão antes de cair em MG |author=G1 |date=5 November 2021 |accessdate=5 November 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106010734/https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2021/11/05/cemig-confirma-que-aviao-com-marilia-mendonca-atingiu-cabo-de-torre-de-alta-tensao-antes-de-cair-em-mg.ghtml|archivedate=6 November 2021}}