Manaus – São Paulo

On October 23, 2004 at 08:40 AM, Manaus – São Paulo experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by BETA Cargo - Brazilian Express Transportes Aéreos, with the event recorded near Manaus-Eduardo Gomes Amazonas.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) 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 technical failure. Ready for takeoff on runway 10 at Manaus-Eduardo Gomes Airport, the crew released brakes and increased engine power when a loud noise was heard coming from the right side of the aircraft. The captain decided to reject takeoff and applied brakes when the aircraft started to deviate to the right. It veered off runway and came to rest. All three crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair after the right main gear punctured the wing.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-BSE, MSN 19317, year of manufacture 1967.