Transbrasil Flight 303 facts for kids
A Transbrasil Boeing 727 similar to the one involved
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | April 12, 1980 |
| Summary | Pilot error followed by controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) |
| Place | Morro da Virgínia, near Hercílio Luz International Airport, Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Passengers | 50 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 3 |
| Fatalities | 55 |
| Survivors | 3 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-27C |
| Airline/user | Transbrasil |
| Registration | PT-TYS |
| Flew from | Congonhas-São Paulo Airport, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Flying to | Hercílio Luz International Airport, Florianópolis, Brazil |
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.
Aircraft
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
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.
See also
In Spanish: Vuelo 303 de Transbrasil para niños
