Boeing 707 crash, Jul 26, 1979 (3 killed), Rio de Janeiro...
Boeing 707 accident on July 26, 1979 near Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 3 fatalities. Cause: Breakdown in teamwork among the air...
- Date: July 26, 1979
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Breakdown in teamwork among the air traffic control personnel on duty at Rio approach control, with the assistant departure controller failing to monitor the traffic, and the crew flying above the terminal area speed limit.
On 26 July 1979 Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 707-330C D-ABUY operating Flight LH527 took off from Rio de Janeiro Galeao for Dakar and Frankfurt. The aircraft accelerated to about 304 knots in the terminal area, above the 250 knot limit below 10,000 feet, and flew toward mountainous terrain while the assistant departure controller was not monitoring its traffic. When the controller turned back to it, the aircraft was already in a dangerous position, and the ground proximity warning sounded. It struck trees on a mountain slope and broke up over about 800 m. All three crew were killed.