Mayday · SEASON 15

Carnage in Sao Paulo (TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402)

Episode 7 · 2016-02-15

★ 8.0
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Episode overview

On 31 October 1996, TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes seconds after takeoff from São Paulo–Congonhas Airport into a heavily populated residential area, killing all 96 people on board and 3 on the ground. The crash was attributed to the uncommanded deployment of a faulty thrust reverser on the right engine.

45 minutes

Season 15 episodes

1. Fatal Transmission (United Express Flight 5925)2016-01-02 2. Fatal Focus (Garuda Indonesia Flight 200)2016-01-04 3. Fatal Delivery (UPS Airlines Flight 6)2016-01-11 4. Terror in San Francisco (Asiana Airlines Flight 214)2016-01-18 5. High Rise Catastrophe (El Al Flight 1862)2016-02-01 6. Steep Impact (Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311)2016-02-04 7. Carnage in Sao Paulo (TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402)2016-02-15 8. Edge of Disaster (Atlantic Airways Flight 670)2016-02-22 9. Deadly Mission (1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash)2016-02-29 10. Deadly Delay (Spanair Flight 5022)2016-03-07