1982 TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident
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Date12 June 1982
SummaryHit obstacle during approach in bad weather
Site
- Tabatinga International Airport, Brazil
- 4°14′59″S 69°56′23″W / 4.2497°S 69.9397°W
AircrafttypeFairchild FH-227B
 N7815M, the aircraft involved in the accident in June 1973 at Pinal Airpark while still in service with Mohawk Airlines | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 12 June 1982 |
| Summary | Hit obstacle during approach in bad weather |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fairchild FH-227B |
| Operator | Transportes Aéreos Regionais da Bacia Amazônica |
| Registration | PT-LBV |
| Flight origin | Eirunepé Airport, Eirunepé, Brazil |
| Destination | Tabatinga International Airport, Tabatinga, Brazil |
| Passengers | 40 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 44 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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.[1] 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.[2][1]
