ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A1 PP-SME São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU)
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Date:Tuesday 28 January 1986
Time:07:32
Type:Silhouette image of generic B732 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 737-2A1
Operator:VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo
Registration: PP-SME
MSN: 20096/190
First flight: 1969-07-16 (16 years 7 months)
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 67
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 72
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU) (   Brazil)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR), Brazil
Destination airport:Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG (CNF/SBCF), Brazil
Flightnumber: 210
Narrative:
The crew unknowingly tried to takeoff from a taxiway. The takeoff was aborted, but the aircraft overran, collided with a dyke and broke in two. The weather was foggy.

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: CENIPA Brazil
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Landing or takeoff on wrong runway
Rejected takeoff
Runway excursion

Sources:
» Lloyds List


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photo of Boeing-737-2A1-PP-SME
accident date: 28-01-1986
type: Boeing 737-2A1
registration: PP-SME
 

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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 São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP to Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG as the crow flies is 494 km (308 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.
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