Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Oct 7, 1983 (7 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on October 7, 1983 near Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil with 7 fatalities. Cause: The crew descended below the...
- Date: October 7, 1983
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew descended below the minimum descent altitude in limited visibility without visual contact with the runway.
A TAM Embraer Bandeirante flying from Campo Grande struck the ground just short of the runway at Araçatuba after two missed approaches in heavy rain. Both pilots and five passengers were killed and eight others were injured. The finding was that the crew descended below minimums without visual contact with the runway.