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| Date: | Friday 17 June 2011 |
| Time: | 11:59 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-132 |
| Owner/operator: | TAM Linhas Aéreas |
| Registration: | PT-MZC |
| MSN: | 1092 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2524-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 101 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Rio de Janeiro -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ) |
| Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG (CNF/SBCF) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Struck small balloon at FL120.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.cenipa.aer.mil.br/cenipa/paginas/relatorios/pdf/pt_mzc_17_06_11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2013 07:20 | harro | Added |
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