Passengers 40 Survivors 0 Registration PT-LBV Total fatalities 44 (all) Passenger count 40 | Crew 4 Date 12 June 1982 Survivor 0 | |
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Summary Hit obstacle during approach in bad weather Operator TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica Similar 1982 Aerocondor DHC‑4 C, CAAC Flight 2311, Aeropesca Colombia Flight 217, 1982 Garuda Fokker F2, Aeroflot Flight 411 | ||
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. 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.
Aircraft
The aircraft was a Fairchild FH-227B twin-engined turboprop that had been built in the United States in 1967 for Mohawk Airlines. After a number of owners it was bought by TABA in June 1981.
References
1982 TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA