Transbrasil Flight 303
 The Boeing 727-100 involved in April 1979 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 12, 1980 |
| Summary | Pilot error followed by controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) |
| Site | Morro da Virgínia, near Hercílio Luz International Airport, Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-27C |
| Operator | Transbrasil |
| Registration | PT-TYS |
| Flight origin | Congonhas-São Paulo Airport, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Destination | Hercílio Luz International Airport, Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Passengers | 50 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 55 |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Survivors | 3 |
Transbrasil Flight 303 was a flight from Congonhas-São Paulo Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil, on April 12, 1980. It crashed on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport. Only three of the 58 people on board survived.[1][2]
Aircraft[change | change source]
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 727-27C, registration PT-TYS. It had first flown on August 14, 1966. It was delivered to Braniff Airways, which leased it to Transbrasil in 1975, and sold it to Transbrasil in 1976.
Crash[change | change source]
The aircraft was on a night instrument approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in a severe thunderstorm when it went off course, struck the hill Morro da Virgínia, and exploded. Probable causes were misjudgment of speed and distance, inadequate flight supervision, failure to initiate a go-around, and improper operation of the engines.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Accident description PT-TYS". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ Ari César, Carlos; da Silva, Germano (2008). "Transbrasil 303". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 [The witch trail: history of Brazilian commercial aviation in the 20th century through its accidents 1928-1996] (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 313–317. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.