TAM Airlines Flight 3054

aviation accident

TAM Airlines Flight 3054 was a flight from Porto Alegre to São Paulo, Brazil by an Airbus A320 airplane. On July 17, 2007 the plane missed the runway at São Paulo and crashed into a TAM Express building and a Shell gas station, killing all 187 people on board plus 12 people on the ground. It is the Brazil's deadliest aviation accident in history.

TAM Airlines Flight 3054
The aircraft involved in the accident, while still operated by its previous operator, Pacific Airlines, and previous registration, VN-A168.
Accident
DateJuly 17, 2007 (2007-07-17)
SummaryCrashed following runway excursion on landing
SiteSão Paulo–Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, Brazil
23°37′11″S 046°39′44″W / 23.61972°S 46.66222°W / -23.61972; -46.66222
Total fatalities199
Total injuries27
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAirbus A320-233
OperatorTAM Airlines
IATA flight No.JJ3054
ICAO flight No.TAM3054
Call signTAM 3054
RegistrationPR-MBK[1]
Flight originSalgado Filho International Airport, Porto Alegre, Brazil
DestinationSão Paulo–Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, Brazil
Occupants187
Passengers181[2][3]
Crew6[4]
Fatalities187[5]
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities12
Ground injuries27

Passengers and crew

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Flight 3054 carried 181 passengers and six crew members on the plane. Captain Henrique Stefanini Di Sacco, age 53, was flying the plane. He had nearly 13,700 flight hours over his career as a pilot. The co-pilot was First Officer Kleyber Lima, age 54. He had almost 14,800 hours of flying experience. Most of the passengers on the plane were Brazilians, but 17 came from the United States, and eight from Mexico, five came from Taiwan, four each came from Germany and Italy, three each from the United Kingdom and Canada, two each from France, Sweden, Argentina, the Netherlands, one each from Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile, China, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and Venezuela.

Nationality Passengers Crew Ground Total
  Argentina 2 0 0 2
  Australia 1 0 0 1
  Belgium 1 0 0 1
  Bolivia 1 0 0 1
  Brazil 111 6 12 129
  Canada 3 0 0 3
  Chile 1 0 0 1
  China 1 0 0 1
  France 2 0 0 2
  Germany 4 0 0 4
  Greece 1 0 0 1
  Indonesia 1 0 0 1
  Ireland 1 0 0 1
  Italy 4 0 0 4
  Japan 1 0 0 1
  Mexico 8 0 0 8
  Norway 1 0 0 1
  Netherlands 2 0 0 2
  Peru 1 0 0 1
  Portugal 1 0 0 1
  Romania 1 0 0 1
  Russia 1 0 0 1
  South Africa 1 0 0 1
  Spain 1 0 0 1
  Sweden 2 0 0 2
   Switzerland 1 0 0 1
  Taiwan 5 0 0 5
  United Kingdom 3 0 0 3
  United States 17 0 0 17
  Venezuela 1 0 0 1
Total 181 6 12 199

References

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  1. Cite error: The named reference flightbreaking was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  2. Cite error: The named reference 187 on board was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  3. "Brazil president vows thorough probe of crash: Da Silva unveils new safety steps after latest aviation disaster killed 191". NBC News. Associated Press. July 21, 2007. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
  4. "Nota da TAM retifica informação e diz que Airbus 320 levava 176 pessoas" [TAM notice corrects information and says 176 died in Airbus 320] (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. July 17, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
  5. Ranter, Harro (July 17, 2007). "Accident Description". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2007.