Accident description
Last updated: 18 June 2013
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| Date: | 22 FEB 1983 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2A1C |
| Operator: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
| Registration: | PP-SNC |
| C/n / msn: | 21187/443 |
| First flight: | 1975-12-12 (7 years 2 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO) (Brazil)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO/SBEG), Brazil |
| Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO/SBEG), Brazil |
During a simulated asymmetrical power take-off, the co-pilot lost control. Thrust was increased, but the engine stalled. The Boeing then rolled left and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Failure to follow procedures, attempted operation with known deficiencies and inadequate supervision were factors. Sources:
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Distance from Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM to Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
Distance from Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM to Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM as the crow flies is 0 km (0 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.
