TAM Flight 9755
On Saturday 15 September 2001, a Fokker 100 scheduled domestic passenger flight operating TAM route 9755, carrying 88 passengers and six crew, departed Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport for São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport. During the flight, the plane suffered an uncontained engine failure. Fragments of the engine shattered three cabin windows, causing decompression and blowing the passenger in seat 19E partly out of the plane. Another passenger held the passenger in until the aircraft landed, but the passenger blown out of the window did not survive.[1][2]
%252C_TAM_AN0287917.jpg.webp) A TAM Fokker 100 similar to the aircraft involved in the accident, at Recife | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 September 2001 |
| Summary | Uncontained engine failure |
| Site | Near Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker 100 |
| Operator | LATAM Brasil |
| Registration | PT-MRN |
| Flight origin | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Destination | São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, São Paulo, São Paulo (state), Brazil |
| Occupants | 88 |
| Passengers | 82 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 87 |
Aftermath
The company, TAM, said in an official response that it will provide "all assistance to the victim's family, as well as to other passengers, including medical and psychological care."[2]
Aircraft
The aircraft was a Fokker 100 with the registration number PT-MRN. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.
References
- Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 100 PT-MRN Belo Horizonte, MG". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- Marra, Lívia (16 September 2001). "Avião da TAM acidentado em Minas havia sido revisado no mês passado" [TAM plane crashed in Minas had been overhauled last month]. Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
External links
- Final Report - CENIPA (in Portuguese)
- Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network