Boeing 737-200 crash, Jun 22, 1992 (3 killed), Cruzeiro d...
Boeing 737-200 accident on June 22, 1992 near Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil with 3 fatalities. Cause: Crew distraction by an intermittent cargo smoke...
- Date: June 22, 1992
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew distraction by an intermittent cargo smoke warning during a night instrument approach, with inadequate cockpit coordination and non-use of the radio altimeter and altitude alert.
A VASP Boeing 737-200 cargo flight from Rio Branco to Cruzeiro do Sul was on a night descent when an intermittent cargo smoke warning distracted the crew. The aircraft struck trees in hilly terrain about 15 km short of runway 10 and all three occupants were killed. The CENIPA report cited crew distraction, inadequate cockpit coordination, and non-use of the radio altimeter and altitude alert.