Narrative:
The Boeing 727 ran off the side of the runway. Damage was sustained to the left main landing gear, nose landing gear, forward fuselage belly, left engine, and left wing and flaps.
» NTSB
accident date: 18-03-2002
type: Boeing 727-030C
registration: PP-VLV
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Monday 18 March 2002 |
| Time: | 22:18 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-30C |
| Operator: | Varig |
| Registration: | PP-VLV |
| MSN: | 19009/374 |
| First flight: | 1967-02-20 (35 years 1 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 73500 |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG (CNF) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, BA (SSA/SBSV), Brazil |
| Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG (CNF/SBCF), Brazil | |
| Flightnumber: | 9051 |
The Boeing 727 ran off the side of the runway. Damage was sustained to the left main landing gear, nose landing gear, forward fuselage belly, left engine, and left wing and flaps.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Michel/Scramble» NTSB
Photos
accident date: 18-03-2002
type: Boeing 727-030C
registration: PP-VLV
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, BA to Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG as the crow flies is 956 km (597 miles).
Distance from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, BA to Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG as the crow flies is 956 km (597 miles).
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