Gurupi – São Felix do Araguaia

On August 26, 1993 at 12:00 AM, Gurupi – São Felix do Araguaia experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by TAM Brasil - Taxi Aéreo Marilia - Transportes Aéreos Regionais, with the event recorded near Sinop Mato Grosso.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While in cruising altitude on a flight from Gurupi to São Felix do Araguaia, the crew was hijacked by four of the six passengers. Two of the hijackers took over controls and landed on a small airstrip located in Fazenda Uirapuru near Sinop. On ground, both pilots and two passengers disembarked and the four hijackers took off immediately. Few seconds after take off, the aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height, struck a tree and crashed in a ravine located 30 km from Sinop. All four hijackers disappeared and were not recovered. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-OGN, MSN 208-0020, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -11.8577°, -55.4968°.