Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 8 February 1979
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante
Owner/operator: TAM Transportes Areos Regionais
Registration Number: PT-SBB
Location: Bauru, SP –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and engine.Aircraft structure and engine.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft struck trees and subsequently caught fire.A small aircraft struck trees and subsequently caught fire.
Description
Struck trees and crashed into flames.
Primary Cause
Tree collision and fire ignition.Tree collision and fire ignition.Share on:
