G3 1907
29 Sep 2006 · Mid-Air & Ground CollisionsGOL FLIGHT 1907
Boeing 737-800 + Embraer Legacy 600 · Gol + ExcelAire · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Legacy jet's transponder was silently off
Transponder/TCAS
ATC handoff
Flight level allocation
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800 + Embraer Legacy 600
Gol + ExcelAire
Route
Manaus (MAO), Brazil
→ Rio de Janeiro–Galeão (GIG), Brazil
People
154 on board
154 fatalities
Date
29 Sep 2006
Category
Mid-Air & Ground Collisions
Two aircraft, one piece of sky.
THE STORY
A business jet's transponder was silently switched off, blinding TCAS. It clipped the 737 at 37,000 ft — the Gol jet broke up over the Amazon while the Legacy landed safely.