Maceió – Fortaleza

On January 31, 1993 at 12:00 AM, Maceió – Fortaleza experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Líneas Aéreas del Estado - LADE, with the event recorded near Recife-Guararapes Pernambuco.

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

168 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 168 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 156, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Maceió to Fortaleza, while in cruising altitude, the crew reported hydraulic problems and was cleared to divert to Recife-Guararapes Airport for an emergency landing. On approach, the crew was forced to lower the gear manually but it was not possible to establish if they were locked down or not. In accordance with ATC, the crew completed a low pass over the airport and ATC confirmed all three gear were down. A second approach was completed and the aircraft landed smoothly. Nevertheless, following a course of few dozen metres, the right main gear 'collapsed' and entered its wheel well. The aircraft rolled to the right, veered off runway then struck a concrete block, causing the nose gear to collapse. All 168 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration LV-ISA, MSN 19238, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.2085°, -34.9293°.