Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 crash, Nov 28, 1995 (3 killed), S...
Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 accident on November 28, 1995 near Santarém, Pará, Brazil with 3 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The crew descended below...
- Date: November 28, 1995
- Aircraft: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227
- Location: Santarém, Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The crew descended below minimum descent altitude for reasons not established in the available record.
A TABA Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 cargo flight from Belem attempted a go-around on a night approach to Santarem. On the second attempt it descended below minimum descent altitude and struck the ground 1,600 m short of the runway. A passenger was seated in the copilot seat.