Boeing 737-200 crash, Jan 26, 2003, Rio Branco-Plácido de...
Boeing 737-200 accident on January 26, 2003 near Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro, Acre, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: Continued approach below...
- Date: January 26, 2003
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro, Acre, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Continued approach below minimums while unstabilised, with loss of visual reference and poor crew procedure; ingestion of tree debris caused engine power loss.
A Boeing 737-200 on a scheduled VASP flight from Manaus struck trees short of the runway at Rio Branco during an unstabilised approach in fog. Debris entered the engines, causing power loss, and the aircraft slid about 600 metres after touching down. All 95 occupants survived.