Belém - Altamira

On February 21, 2011 at 06:45 PM, Belém - Altamira experienced a crash involving ATR72-200, operated by TRIP Linhas Aéreas, with the event recorded near Altamira Pará.

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.

51 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 51 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 47, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Belém-Val de Cans Airport on a schedule service to Altamira with 47 passengers and 4 crew members on board. The approach for landing in Altamira was completed in VFR mode and the aircraft was stabilized. The touchdown on the runway was smooth, with gradual deceleration, in which only the 'ground idle' was used. After the '70 knots' callout, a strong noise was heard, and the left main gear collapsed with the aircraft deviating to the left. The aircraft veered off runway and came to rest in a grassy area. Among the 51 occupants, one passenger suffered minor injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration PR-TTI, MSN 454, year of manufacture 1995.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -3.2041°, -52.2100°.