| Status: | |
| Datum: | 08 JUN 1982 |
| Tijd: | 02:25 |
| Type: | Boeing 727-212 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
| Registratie: | PP-SRK |
| Constructienummer: | 21347/1282 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1977-07-23 (4 years 11 months) |
| Motoren: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 9 / inzittenden: 9 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 128 / inzittenden: 128 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 137 / inzittenden: 137 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Sierra de Pacatuba, CE (Brazilië)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL), Brazilië |
| Vliegveld van aankomst: | Fortaleza-Pinto Martins Airport, CE (FOR/SBFZ), Brazilië |
| Vluchtnummer: | 168 |
Beschrijving:VASP Flight 168 departed São Paulo for a flight to Fortaleza, with an intermediate stop at Rio de Janeiro (GIG). The first leg of the flight was uneventful. As the flight approached Fortaleza, the crew were cleared to descend from their cruising altitude of FL330 to FL050 (5000 feet). In night-time conditions with the bright lights of the city in front, the captain descended below 5000 feet. Despite two altitude alert system warnings and the co-pilot's warning of the mountains ahead, the captain continued to descend below the minimum descend altitude. The Boeing then struck a wooded mountainside at 2500 feet.
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ en Fortaleza-Pinto Martins Airport, CE bedraagt 2169 km (1355 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.