Boeing 737-800 PR-GTD
29 September 2006 · Azevedo, Brazil · Fatal
Summary
On 29 September 2006 at about 15:00 local time, a Boeing 737-800 registered PR-GTD was involved in an accident near Azevedo, Brazil. 161 people were on board and 154 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Azevedo, Brazil
- Nearest airport
- Cachimbo airbase
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-800
- Registration
- PR-GTD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Manaus → Brasilia
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- NTSB number
- DCA06RA076
People
154 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | PR-GTD | - | Destroyed |
| Embraer E135 LEGACY | N600XL | - | Minor |
Other Boeing 737 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2006 | Boeing 737-300 | Stansted, United Kingdom | Jet2 | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2006 | Boeing 737-790 | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2006 | Boeing 737-824 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Boeing 737-322 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2006 | Boeing 737-400 | Miami, Florida, United States | US Airways | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2006 | Boeing 737-2M2 | Accra, Ghana | TAAG Linhas Aereas De Angola | No injuries | - |
All 1,317 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2006 | Unknown aircraft | Sao Paulo, Brazil | - | Unknown | - |
| 13 Oct 2006 | Piper PA-34-200 | Victoria, Brazil | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Cirrus SR-22 | Mantena, Brazil | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2006 | Bell 206B3 | San Paulo, Brazil | PanaBrazil Taxi Aero | Unknown | - |
| 13 Feb 2006 | Boeing 737 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Varig | Unknown | - |
| 16 Sep 2005 | Cessna 525 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | - | Fatal | 2 |