Cruzeiro do Sul – Tarauacá – Rio Branco

On October 20, 2003 at 11:32 AM, Cruzeiro do Sul – Tarauacá – Rio Branco experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by TAVAJ Linhas Aéreas, with the event recorded near Tarauacá Acre.

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.

23 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 23 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: 20, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After landing at Tarauacá Airport, the crew started the braking procedure when control was lost. The aircraft veered off runway, collided with several obstacles and came to rest in a ditch. All 23 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-TVA, MSN 10334, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.1602°, -70.7665°.