TJ 204
23 Aug 2005 · WeatherTANS PERÚ FLIGHT 204
Boeing 737-200 · TANS Perú · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Flew into a hail storm on approach
Weather avoidance
Hail damage
Descent planning
Aircraft
Boeing 737-200
TANS Perú
Route
Lima (LIM), Peru
→ Pucallpa (PCL), Peru
People
98 on board
40 fatalities
Date
23 Aug 2005
Category
Weather
Microbursts, ice, hail and storms.
THE STORY
The crew flew into a hailstorm instead of around it. The 737 broke apart in an Amazon swamp four miles short of the runway.