Accident: Total AT42 at Coari on Mar. 20th 2017, Runway Excursion
By Simon Hradecky, The Aviation Herald | Mar. 22, 2017
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A Total Linhas Aereas Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-500, registration PR-TTH performing a flight from Coari, AM to Coari Urucu, AM (Brazil) with 4 people on board, landed at Urucu Airport in Coari in night conditions and during heavy rain at about 22:45L (Mar 21st 02:45Z) but veered off the runway and came to a stop in the adjacent forest. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Brazil's CENIPA is investigating the occurrence rated an accident.
No Metars or weather data are available for Coari Urucu located about 140nm westsouthwest of Coari or Coari.