Aircraft PR-MBK Data

PR-MBK
1998 Airbus A320-233, c/n 789
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Airframe Info
Manufacturer Airbus
Model A320-233 Search all Airbus A320-233
Year built 1998
Construction Number (C/N) 789
Number of Seats 300
Number of Engines 2
Also Registered As
N454TA Deregistered Cancel: 2006-12-28
Aircraft
Registration Number PR-MBK
Current Status De-registered
Registration Cancel Date 2007-07-17
Owner
Owner
Address TAM Linhas Aereas
São Paulo - SP, 04072
Brazil
User Comments
Attila Groszvald, 2009-10-23 04:00:00
17 July 2007 – TAM Airlines Flight 3054 an A320-233 was not able to stop while landing at Congonhas International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil. As of 2009, the accident was caused by pilot error (by positioning the throttle out of the "idle" position) and by bad weather. All 187 passengers and crew died with 12 fatalities on the ground, totalling 199 people.