1982 TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident

1982 TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident

A similar FH-227B
Accident summary
Date 12 June 1982
Summary Hit obstacle during approach in bad weather
Site Tabatinga International Airport, Brazil
Passengers 40
Crew 4
Fatalities 44 (all)
Survivors 0
Aircraft type Fairchild FH-227B
Operator TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica
Registration PT-LBV
Flight origin Eirunepé Airport, Eirunepé, Brazil
Destination Tabatinga International Airport, Tabatinga, Brazil

The TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident happened on 12 June 1982 when a twin-engined Fairchild FH-227B (registered in Brazil as PT-LBV) on an internal scheduled passenger flight from Eirunepé Airport to Tabatinga International Airport crashed in bad weather.[1] On approach to land at Tabatinga, the aircraft hit a lighting tower and crashed into a car park; the aircraft exploded and burned, and all 44 on board were killed.[2][1]

Aircraft

The aircraft was a Fairchild FH-227B twin-engined turboprop that had been built in the United States in 1967 for Mohawk Airlines.[3] After a number of owners it was bought by TABA in June 1981.[3]

References

Citations
  1. 1 2 "Airline flight safety: 1982 reviewed". Flight International. 22 January 1983.
  2. Civil Aviation Authority 1974, p. 12/82
  3. 1 2 Eastwood 1991, p. 228
Bibliography

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