Narrative:
Three armed men hijacked TABA Flight 835, a twin turboprop aircraft, during a domestic flight, The hijackers released the two crew members and four passengers in São Gabriel da Cachoeira before taking off toward the Colombian border. The final disposition of the aircraft is unknown.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 6 March 1991 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante |
| Operator: | TABA - Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | unknown ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | São Gabriel da Cachoeira Airport, AM (SJL/SBUA), Brazil |
| Tefé Airport, AM (TFF/SBTF), Brazil | |
| Flightnumber: | T2835 |
Three armed men hijacked TABA Flight 835, a twin turboprop aircraft, during a domestic flight, The hijackers released the two crew members and four passengers in São Gabriel da Cachoeira before taking off toward the Colombian border. The final disposition of the aircraft is unknown.
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Map
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 Gabriel da Cachoeira Airport, AM to Tefé Airport, AM as the crow flies is 437 km (273 miles).
Distance from São Gabriel da Cachoeira Airport, AM to Tefé Airport, AM as the crow flies is 437 km (273 miles).
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