Boeing 707 crash, Apr 11, 1987, Manaus-Eduardo Gomes
Boeing 707 accident on April 11, 1987 near Manaus-Eduardo Gomes, Amazonas, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: The crew did not notice that the aircraft...
- Date: April 11, 1987
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Manaus-Eduardo Gomes, Amazonas, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew did not notice that the aircraft was misaligned with the runway centreline on final approach in heavy rain, and the right main gear collapsed after striking runway lights.
A Boeing 707 cargo aircraft (PT-TCO) landed off the runway centreline at Eduardo Gomes Airport in Manaus on 11 April 1987 in heavy rain and reduced visibility. Its right main gear collapsed after striking runway lights, and all seven people aboard escaped uninjured.