TAM Airlines Flight 3054
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.
 The aircraft involved in the accident, while still operated by its previous operator, Pacific Airlines, and previous registration, VN-A168. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 17, 2007 |
| Summary | Crashed following runway excursion on landing |
| Site | São Paulo–Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, Brazil 23°37′11″S 046°39′44″W / 23.61972°S 46.66222°W |
| Total fatalities | 199 |
| Total injuries | 27 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A320-233 |
| Operator | TAM Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | JJ3054 |
| ICAO flight No. | TAM3054 |
| Call sign | TAM 3054 |
| Registration | PR-MBK[1] |
| Flight origin | Salgado Filho International Airport, Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Destination | São Paulo–Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupants | 187 |
| Passengers | 181[2][3] |
| Crew | 6[4] |
| Fatalities | 187[5] |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 12 |
| Ground injuries | 27 |
Passengers and crew
changeFlight 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
change- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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187 on boardwas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
