Narrative:
Following an uncontained engine failure en route to Sao Paulo, fragments shattered 3 cabin windows of the plane. A passenger from seat 19E was sucked out partly and was being held by another passenger until the aircraft landed. The passenger did not survive though.
Forced landing on runway
» Folha Online
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Saturday 15 September 2001 |
| Time: | 20:42 |
| Type: |  Fokker 100 |
| Operator: | TAM Linhas Aéreas |
| Registration: | PT-MRN |
| MSN: | 11443 |
| First flight: | 1993-02-24 (8 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Tay 620-15 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 82 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 88 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Belo Horizonte, MG ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE (REC/SBRF), Brazil |
| São Paulo/Campinas-Viracopos International Airport, SP (VCP/SBKP), Brazil | |
| Flightnumber: | 9755 |
Following an uncontained engine failure en route to Sao Paulo, fragments shattered 3 cabin windows of the plane. A passenger from seat 19E was sucked out partly and was being held by another passenger until the aircraft landed. The passenger did not survive though.
Classification:
Uncontained engine failureForced landing on runway
Sources:
» Departamento de Aviação Civil (DAC)» Folha Online
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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 Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE to São Paulo/Campinas-Viracopos International Airport, SP as the crow flies is 2097 km (1311 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE to São Paulo/Campinas-Viracopos International Airport, SP as the crow flies is 2097 km (1311 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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