- TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402
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TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 
Landing gear inside a damaged houseAccident summary Date October 31, 1996 Type Mechanical failure Site Near São Paulo, Brazil Passengers 90 Crew 6 Injuries 0 Fatalities 99 (including 3 on the ground) Survivors 0 Aircraft type Fokker 100 Operator TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Tail number PT-MRK TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 was a Fokker 100 airliner, operating as a scheduled domestic flight from Congonhas/São Paulo International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil to Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro on October 31, 1996, which crashed shortly after take-off, killing a total of 99 people.
During climbing, the No. 2 engine suffered an uncommanded reverse thrust deployment. The aircraft yawed to the right, striking a building and crashing in a populated area, killing all 96 people aboard as well as 3 on the ground.
The aircraft, PT-MRK, wore a TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais special promotion livery - "Number 1" at that time instead of the standard TAM livery.
See also
External links
- "At least 100 die in Brazil plane crash," CNN
- Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
- Reproduction animation of TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 402
- Image of the Number 1 Livery from Airliners.net
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