Narrative:
An engine failure (caused by a compressor turbine blade failure) forced the pilot to carry out a landing on a beach. The landing was carried out safely, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair by the waves.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 18 October 1997 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208A Caravan I |
| Operator: | Transportes Aéreos Meridionais - TAM |
| Registration: | PT-OGC |
| MSN: | 20800064 |
| First flight: | 1985 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near São Paulo, SP ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Vitória-Goiabeiras Airport, ES (VIX/SBVT), Brazil |
| São Paulo (unknown airport), SP, Brazil |
An engine failure (caused by a compressor turbine blade failure) forced the pilot to carry out a landing on a beach. The landing was carried out safely, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair by the waves.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
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