1982 TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident

Aviation incident in Brazil March 2025 transp March 2025 1982 TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident Mohawk Airlines Fairchild FH-227 N7815M.jpg The aircraft involved in the accident in 1973 while still in service with Mohawk Airlines 12 June 1982 Hit obstacle during approach in bad weather Accident Tabatinga International Airport, Brazil -4.2497 -69.9397 type:event_globe:earth_region:BR ti 40 4 44 0 Fairchild FH-227B Eirunepé Airport, Eirunepé, Brazil Tabatinga International Airport, Tabatinga, Brazil Transportes Aéreos Regionais da Bacia Amazônica PT-LBV 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 to Tabatinga International Airport 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. After a number of owners it was bought by TABA in June 1981. References Citations Flight International http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%200145.html 22 January 1983 Airline flight safety: 1982 reviewed Civil Aviation Authority 1974, p. 12/82 Eastwood 1991, p. 228 Bibliography World Accident Summary Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom) 1974 0-903083-44-2 Eastwood Tony Roach John Turbo Prop Airliner Production List The Aviation Hobby Shop 1991 0-907178-32-4 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Fairchild F-27 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Brazil Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1982 Category:June 1982 in South America