São Paulo – Belo Horizonte

On January 28, 1986 at 07:32 AM, São Paulo – Belo Horizonte experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-200, operated by VASP - Viação Aérea de São Paulo, with the event recorded near São Paulo-Guarulhos São Paulo.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

72 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 71 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 1.4%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 67, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew left the apron and taxied to the runway threshold for takeoff on a regular schedule service VP210 to Belo Horizonte. Due to foggy conditions, the visibility was nil and the crew mistakenly lined up on the 'threshold' of the taxiway instead of the runway. Unaware of the wrong position of the aircraft, the crew was cleared for takeoff by ATC and started the takeoff procedure. After few seconds, the captain realize the situation and initiated an emergency braking maneuver. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, struck an embankment and came to rest, broken in two. A passenger was killed, 20 other occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-SME, MSN 20096, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -23.4619°, -46.5528°.