Boeing 737-200 crash, Feb 14, 1997 (1 killed), Carajás-Pa...
Boeing 737-200 accident on February 14, 1997 near Carajás-Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil with 1 fatality. Cause: Unstable approach in poor weather with poor...
- Date: February 14, 1997
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Carajás-Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Unstable approach in poor weather with poor crew coordination and no go-around, leading to a hard landing and right main gear collapse. Based on the CENIPA findings as summarised in secondary sources.
A VARIG Boeing 737-200 on flight RG265 from Belem to Brasilia landed hard at Carajas-Parauapebas in poor weather and rain. The right main gear collapsed on touchdown, the aircraft veered off the runway and came to rest in woodland. The copilot was killed and ten others were injured.