VASP Flight 780
 | This article may be a rough translation from German. It may have been generated, in whole or in part, by a computer or by a translator without dual proficiency. (September 2024) |
_PP-SMB.jpg) A VASP Boeing 737-200 freighter similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 22, 1992 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | Near Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport, Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil 7°35′4.3″S 72°54′59.15″W / 7.584528°S 72.9164306°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-2A1C |
| Operator | VASP |
| Registration | PP-SND |
| Flight origin | Presidente Médici International Airport, Rio Grande |
| Destination | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport, Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre |
| Occupants | 3 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Survivors | 0 |
VASP Flight 780 was a cargo flight from Rio Grande to Cruzeiro do Sul that crashed on 22 June 1992, killing all three occupants.[1]
Aircraft and crew
[edit]The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-2A1C, that first flew on 22 December 1975. It was delivered to VASP in January 1976 and was powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 turbofan engines.[2][1]
The captain had logged 4,581 flight hours, including 3,081 hours on the Boeing 737. The first officer had 2,437 flight hours, but only 337 of them were on the Boeing 737.[3]
Accident
[edit]After the flight was cleared to land on runway 10, the fire alarm for the cargo compartment sounded intermittently. Distracted by the alarms, the pilots steered the plane off course. At around 6:05 a.m. local time the aircraft crashed into the jungle.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Accident Boeing 737-2A1C PP-SND, Monday 22 June 1992". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ "PP-SND VASP Boeing 737-2A1C(A)". planespotters.net. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ "Final report" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center. 1993-04-02. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
External links
[edit]- VASP accidents and incidents
- Transport in Acre (state)
- Aviation accidents and incidents in 1992
- Aviation accidents and incidents in Brazil
- Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain
- Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error
- Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737 Original