ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182086
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| Date: | Thursday 17 July 1997 |
| Time: | 20:37 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-341 |
| Owner/operator: | VARIG |
| Registration: | PP-VPC |
| MSN: | 26857/2326 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 138 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro/Santos Dumont Airport -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport, SP (SBSP) |
| Rio de Janeiro/Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SBRJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft proceeded to land on runway 20L at Santos Dumont Airport. After the touchdown, the pilots were unable to stop the aircraft which, swerving to the right, went beyond the limits of the runway, until colliding with the stones of the breakwater, coming to a stop a few meters from the waters of the Guanabara Bay. The aircraft sustained serious damage and the occupants were unharmed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://sistema.cenipa.aer.mil.br/cenipa/paginas/relatorios/rf/pt/pp_vpc_17_07_97.pdf (CENIPA's Final Report)
2. https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/1997/7/18/cotidiano/17.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2015 20:47 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Jul-2020 16:42 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source] |
| 01-Jul-2020 16:43 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 20-Jun-2021 05:53 | Lucas.L | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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