Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 was a short haul domestic Brazilian flight from Cruzeiro do Sul and Tarauacá to Rio Branco.

[1] On 30 August 2002, the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, registration PT-WRQ,[2] flying the route crashed in heavy rain.

[1] Of the 31 aboard, 23 were killed, including all three crew members, and 20 of the 28 passengers.

[1] As the Brasilia was on approach to Rio Branco, ground controllers granted the flight crew permission to land.

The aircraft then entered a rainstorm and shortly after impacted with the ground tail first, 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi; 0.81 nmi) from the airport.