Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 23 JUL 2008 |
| Type: | Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M |
| Operator: | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM |
| Registration: | FAB-92 |
| C/n / msn: | 10584 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls Royce 536-7P Dart |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 37 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Estancia Esperanza, Beni (Bolivia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Guayaramerin Airport (GYA/SLGY), Bolivia |
| Trinidad Airport (TDD/SLTR), Bolivia |
The F-27 took off from Guayaramerin (GYA) at 11:56 on a domestic flight to Trinidad (TDD), where it was expected to arrive around 13:30.
At 12:20 the crew radioed they experienced problems with the nr.1 engine. A forced landing was carried out on a road, causing substantial damage to the aircraft.
Sources:
» Pasajero narra 15 minutos de pánico y fe en Dios en accidente de avión del TAM (ABI, 26-7-2008)
» Aterrizaje forzoso de avión en Beni no causó víctimas (El Diario, 24-7-2008)
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Guayaramerin Airport to Trinidad Airport as the crow flies is 445 km (278 miles).
Distance from Guayaramerin Airport to Trinidad Airport as the crow flies is 445 km (278 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
