Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Estado: | Preliminar - Oficial |
| Fecha: | 23 OCT 2004 |
| Tipo: | Boeing 707-330C |
| Operador: | BETA - Brazilian Express Transportes Aéreos |
| Registración: | PP-BSE |
| Numéro de série: | 19317/557 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1967 |
| Motores: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO) (Brasil)
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| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO/SBEG), Brasil |
| São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR), Brasil |
The 707 freighter had taxied to Manaus' runway 10 for departure. The pilot applied takeoff thrust. On releasing the brakes, there was a loud noise. The crew decided to abort the takeoff and immediately cut the power. The airplane then gradually turned to the right.
It appeared that the right hand main gear leg punctured through the wing.
Fuentes:
» Departamento de Aviação Civil (DAC)
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Distance from Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM to São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP as the crow flies is 2685 km (1678 miles).
Distance from Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM to São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP as the crow flies is 2685 km (1678 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.
