▁Amazon as ▁state . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁operating ▁the ▁flight , ▁an ▁Em bra er ▁E MB ▁ 1 2 0 ▁Brasil ia , ▁crash ed ▁into ▁the ▁dense ▁Amazon ▁rain for est ▁while ▁on ▁approach ▁to ▁Man aus . ▁All ▁ 3 3 ▁people ▁on ▁board ▁were ▁killed . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁dead liest ▁accident ▁involving ▁an ▁Em bra er ▁E MB ▁ 1 2 0 ▁Brasil ia ▁and ▁the ▁dead liest ▁in ▁the ▁air line ' s ▁history , ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁previous ▁crash ▁of ▁Rico ▁Lin has ▁A ére as ▁Fl ight ▁ 4 8 2 3 , ▁which ▁occurred ▁ 2 ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁crash ▁of ▁Fl ight ▁ 4 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁Inc ident ▁The ▁flight ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁Man aus - based ▁regional ▁air line ▁Rico ▁Lin has ▁A ére as . ▁The ▁Em bra er ▁ 1 2 0 ER ▁Bras ília ▁registration ▁P T - W RO ▁had ▁ 3 0 ▁passengers ▁and ▁ 3 ▁crew ▁on ▁board , ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁Bra z ili ans . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁weather ▁was ▁reported ly ▁good . ▁Tw enty ▁na ut ical ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁air port , ▁as ▁the ▁aircraft ▁was ▁following ▁the ▁landing ▁pattern ▁to ▁Man aus , ▁air ▁traffic ▁control ▁vector ed ▁the ▁flight ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁landing ▁pattern ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁a ▁priority ▁medical ▁flight . ▁At ▁ 1 8 : 3