 PT-TYS, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 April 1980 |
| Summary | Pilot error followed by controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Morro da Virgínia, near Hercílio Luz International Airport, Florianópolis, Brazil 27°29′35″S 48°26′46″W / 27.49306°S 48.44611°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-27C |
| Operator | Transbrasil |
| Registration | PT-TYS |
| Flight origin | Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport, Belém |
| 1st stopover | Fortaleza Airport, Fortaleza |
| 2nd stopover | Brasília International Airport, Brasília |
| 3rd stopover | Goiabeiras Airport, Vitória |
| 4th stopover | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport, Rio de Janeiro |
| 5th stopover | Afonso Pena International Airport, Curitiba |
| 6th stopover | São Paulo–Congonhas Airport, São Paulo |
| Last stopover | Hercílio Luz International Airport, Florianópolis |
| Destination | Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport, Porto Alegre |
| Passengers | 50 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 55 |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Survivors | 3 |
Transbrasil Flight 303 was a flight from Congonhas-São Paulo Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil, on 12 April 1980. It crashed on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport. Only 3 of the 58 people on board survived.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Accident description PT-TYS". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ Ari César, Carlos; da Silva, Germano (2008). "Transbrasil 303". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928-1996 [The witch trail: history of Brazilian commercial aviation in the 20th century through its accidents 1928-1996] (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 313–317. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
- ^ "Desastre com Boeing só tem 4 sobreviventes" [Disaster with Boeing only has 4 survivors] (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil Ano XC, edição nº 6, página 1 e 20. 14 April 1980.