Narrative:
The left main gear broke off when the aircaft struck ILS aerials on takeoff. The 707 was damaged beyond repair during the emergency landing.
The airplane operated on a charter flight carrying journalists who had covered the visit of U.S. President Reagan to Brazil.
Local newspapers suggest there were 110 persons on board.
Forced landing on runway
accident date: 04-12-1982
type: Boeing 707-323B
registration: N8434
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 4 December 1982 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-323B |
| Operator: | Global International Airways |
| Registration: | N8434 |
| MSN: | 20173/805 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 49 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Brasilia International Airport, DF (BSB) ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF (BSB/SBBR), Brazil |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), United States of America |
The left main gear broke off when the aircaft struck ILS aerials on takeoff. The 707 was damaged beyond repair during the emergency landing.
The airplane operated on a charter flight carrying journalists who had covered the visit of U.S. President Reagan to Brazil.
Local newspapers suggest there were 110 persons on board.
Classification:
Collision with approach or runway lightsForced landing on runway
Sources:
» Folha de São Paulo 5-12-1982Photos
accident date: 04-12-1982
type: Boeing 707-323B
registration: N8434
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Distance from Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 6800 km (4250 miles).
Distance from Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 6800 km (4250 miles).
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