Salvador - Belo Horizonte

On March 18, 2002 at 10:18 PM, Salvador - Belo Horizonte experienced a crash involving Boeing 727-100, operated by Varig Log, with the event recorded near Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves-Confins Minas Gerais.

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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After touchdown on runway 16 at Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves-Confins Airport, the three engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway at high speed, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. All three crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-VLV, MSN 19009, year of manufacture 1967.