TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402

Landing gear inside a damaged house
Accident summary
Date	October 31, 1996
Type	Mechanical failure
Site	Near São Paulo, Brazil
Passengers	90
Crew	6
Injuries	0
Fatalities	99 (including 3 on the ground)
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Fokker 100
Operator	TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais
Tail number	PT-MRK

TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 was a Fokker 100 airliner, operating as a scheduled domestic flight from Congonhas/São Paulo International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil to Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro on October 31, 1996, which crashed shortly after take-off, killing a total of 99 people.

During climbing, the No. 2 engine suffered an uncommanded reverse thrust deployment. The aircraft yawed to the right, striking a building and crashing in a populated area, killing all 96 people aboard as well 3 on the ground.

The aircraft, PT-MRK, wore a TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais special promotion livery - "Number 1" at that time instead of the standard TAM livery.

[edit] See also

• Fokker 100#Notable incidents
• TAM Airlines Flight 3054
• Lauda Air Flight 004
• Spanair Flight 5022

[edit] External links

• "At least 100 die in Brazil plane crash," CNN
• Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
• Reproduction animation of TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 402
• Image of the Number 1 Livery from Airliners.net

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