São Paulo – Goiânia

On September 16, 2001 at 10:53 AM, São Paulo – Goiânia experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-200, operated by VARIG - Viação Aérea Rio Grandense, with the event recorded near Goiânia Goiás.

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.

67 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 67 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 62, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Goiânia-Santa Genoveva Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with a limited visibility due to rain. The aircraft landed about 500 metres past the runway threshold but as it was misaligned, the right main gear touched down on the left side of the runway. The crew attempted to steer the plane back onto the runway when the right main gear collapsed. The aircraft went out of control, lost its right engine then its nose gear and came to rest on the runway. All 67 occupants evacuated safely.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-CJN, MSN 21012, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -16.7259°, -49.2639°.