Bauru - São Paulo

On February 8, 1979 at 07:40 PM, Bauru - São Paulo experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, operated by TAM Brasil - Taxi Aéreo Marilia - Transportes Aéreos Regionais, with the event recorded near Agudos São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

18 people were known to be on board, 18 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 16, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine airplane departed Bauru Airport at 1930LT on a schedule flight to São Paulo. Ten minutes later, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in a huge explosion in a pine forest located in Agudos. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 18 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-SBB, MSN 110-010, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.4720°, -48.9884°.