Boeing 707 crash, Mar 7, 2001, São Paulo-Guarulhos
Boeing 707 accident on March 7, 2001 near São Paulo-Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: The exact trim fault was not determined....
- Date: March 7, 2001
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: São Paulo-Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The exact trim fault was not determined. Contributing factors were the captain's decisions in the final phase, incomplete emergency training, improper flap and slat use, and poor crew coordination with deviations from standard procedures.
A Skymaster Airlines Boeing 707 cargo flight from Belem to Sao Paulo developed a trim system fault during descent. The crew continued the approach, the aircraft became unstable and nosed down, and it landed hard on runway 09R. The undercarriage was torn off and the aircraft slid off the runway, and all three crew escaped uninjured.