Rio Branco - Cruzeiro do Sul

On June 22, 1992 at 06:05 AM, Rio Branco - Cruzeiro do Sul experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-200, operated by VASP - Viação Aérea de São Paulo, with the event recorded near Cruzeiro do Sul Acre.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Cruzeiro do Sul Airport by night and good weather conditions, the crew encountered problems with the intermittent activation of a warning light in the instrument panel, warning them of a fire in the cargo compartment. On final approach, the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located in hilly terrain. The wreckage was found 15 km from runway 10 threshold and all three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-SND, MSN 21188, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -7.6362°, -72.6692°.