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, resulting as TABA's worst aviation disaster.[2][1]
 N7815M, the aircraft involved in the accident in June 1973 at Pinal Airpark while still in service with Mohawk Airlines | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 June 1982 |
| Summary | Hit obstacle during approach in bad weather |
| Site | Tabatinga International Airport, Brazil |
| Aircraft | |
| 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 |
| Passengers | 40 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 44 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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
- Bibliography
- World Accident Summary. Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom). 1974. ISBN 0-903083-44-2.
- Eastwood, Tony; Roach, John (1991). Turbo Prop Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-32-4.