The TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident happened on 12 June 1982 when a twin-engined
Fairchild FH-227B (
registered in Brazil as ''PT-LBV'') on an internal scheduled passenger flight from
Eirunepé Airport
Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport is the airport serving Eirunepé, Brazil.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
*31 January 1978: a TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration PT-GKW cra ...
to
Tabatinga International Airport
Tabatinga International Airport is the airport serving Tabatinga, Brazil.
It is operated by Vinci SA.
History
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 Vinci SA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.
Airlines and destinations ...
crashed in bad weather.
On approach to land at Tabatinga, the aircraft hit a lighting tower and crashed into a car park; the aircraft exploded and burned, and all 44 on board were killed, resulting as
TABA's worst aviation disaster.
Aircraft
The aircraft was a
Fairchild FH-227B twin-engined turboprop that had been built in the United States in 1967 for
Mohawk Airlines
Mohawk Airlines was a regional passenger airline operating in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, mainly in New York and Pennsylvania, from the mid-1940s until its acquisition by Allegheny Airlines in 1972. At its height, it employe ...
.
After a number of owners it was bought by TABA in June 1981.
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Accidents and incidents involving the Fairchild F-27
Aviation accidents and incidents in Brazil
Aviation accidents and incidents in 1982
June 1982 events in South America
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